
He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and woman's shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. George Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C., in 1957. The Messenger of Soulsville NORMAN KELLEY The Confidential Informant GEORGE PELECANOS Noir, pimps, whores, gangsters, and con-men run rampant in zones of this city that most never hear about. This is not an anthology of ill-conceived and inauthentic political thrillers.


Mystery sensation Pelecanos pens the lead story and edits this groundbreaking collection of stories detailing the seedy underside of the nation's capital. Brand new stories by: George Pelecanos, James Grady, Kenji Jasper, Jim Beane, Jabari Asim, Ruben Castaneda, James Patton, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Richard Currey, Lester Irby, and others.
