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Shoedog (Serpent's Tail Classics)
George Pelecanos
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Description for Shoedog (Serpent's Tail Classics)
paperback. Constantine is a drifter with a lot of miles behind him, a lot more ahead and plenty of jobs in between that never showed up on anyone's books. Back in his home town, he hitches a ride on a bright spring morning with a little man named Polk. There's one stop Polk needs to make, and it changes Constantine's life forever. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Constantine is a drifter with a lot of miles behind him, a lot more ahead and plenty of jobs in between that never showed up on anyone's books. Back in his home town, he hitches a ride on a bright spring morning with a little man named Polk. There's one stop Polk needs to make, and it changes Constantine's life forever. Like the kind of cars they don't make anymore and the kind of songs they don't sing, Shoedog has the style, rhythm and muscle of a classic.
Constantine is a drifter with a lot of miles behind him, a lot more ahead and plenty of jobs in between that never showed up on anyone's books. Back in his home town, he hitches a ride on a bright spring morning with a little man named Polk. There's one stop Polk needs to make, and it changes Constantine's life forever. Like the kind of cars they don't make anymore and the kind of songs they don't sing, Shoedog has the style, rhythm and muscle of a classic.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Serpent's Tail Classics
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846687365
SKU
KSK0000706
Shipping Time
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About George Pelecanos
George Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and woman's shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. He has since written fourteen crime novels set in and around Washington, D.C. and was a writer, producer and story editor on the acclaimed TV series The Wire. He lives with his ... Read more
Reviews for Shoedog (Serpent's Tail Classics)
The coolest writer in America
GQ
One of the best crime novelists alive, George Pelecanos is an American original
Dennis Lehane A model exercise in dysfunction and doomed American cool
Guardian
For some time George P. Pelecanos has been the best-kept secret in crime fiction, maybe all fiction. His stories have always been powerful tales ... Read more
GQ
One of the best crime novelists alive, George Pelecanos is an American original
Dennis Lehane A model exercise in dysfunction and doomed American cool
Guardian
For some time George P. Pelecanos has been the best-kept secret in crime fiction, maybe all fiction. His stories have always been powerful tales ... Read more