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Mr. Pelecanos masterfully weaves together disparate groups to present his view of human nature and difficulty living a self-defined life. It is an excellent read. The only down side for me was the endless references to streets in DC. I have only visited a few times and they really aren't helpful.
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Lorenzo Brown is employed by the SPCA to protect animals from mistreatment. He works in Washington DC at a time when drugs were freely available on the street. Not surprisingly, there is a fair amount of violence in the book. The story is engaging and fun to read.
Excellent crime fiction. The hoppers (called runners in this D.C.-based story) brought to mind the kids of The Wire; not surprising since Pelecanos was a producer and writer on that classic, now concluded, series. Read it in less than a day.
Jan 09, 2015
Matthew Edwards
marked it as to-read
