The Big Blowdown (Paperback, Main)

Pelecanos turns the crime genre on its head. His novels leap across the decades from the 1930s to the 1990s with main characters in one turning up, years younger or older, in others. To read one Pelecanos novel makes reading them all a priority. This one, set mainly in post-World War II Washington DC, features Pete Karras and Joe Recevo, who after being demobbed, get involved with local organized crime. However, Karras is too soft for the job and the mob teach him a lesson that he'll never forget. But a few years later he has a chance for a pay back and takes it in deadly earnest. This, the first novel in Pelecanos's Washington Quartet, fits seamlessly with the others and stands head and shoulders above the work of better known authors. (Kirkus UK)

Washington DC, 1946. For two local young men, Pete Karras and Joey Recevo, the easiest way to find work after the war is by providing a little muscle for a local boss who runs a protection racket with the Mafia. The trouble with Pete Karras is that he is just too soft on his fellow immigrants, and the last thing the boss wants is for his mob to get soft. The boys have to teach Karras a painful lesson that he won?t forget. Three years later Pete and Joey meet up once more and a final confrontation puts the meaning of friendship and honour to the ultimate test. The Big Blowdown is the first novel in Pelecanos?s acclaimed ?Washington Quartet?.

General

Imprint:	Serpent's Tail
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2001
Authors:	George Pelecanos
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	320
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-85242-738-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
LSN:	1-85242-738-8
Barcode:	9781852427382

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