A review by harmless_old_lady
What It Was by George Pelecanos

4.0

Fabulous! The writing is so crisp and evocative, and the nostalgia is enveloping: the cars, the music, the clothes and the blown-out fros. The "Robert Hall" suits! who remembers Robert Hall? menthol ciggies. One of the vignettes in this book ended up as a scene in the TV show "The Deuce." This is entertainment of a high order, and I'll be borrowing every one of Mr. Pelecanos' books my library carries.