A review by joemacare
Drama City by George Pelecanos

4.0

If you like the idea of an extra season of The Wire that's about parole officers and ex-cons working for the Humane Society, then this is the book for you. And if you don't, what's wrong with you? Drama City is much slighter than a season of anything - almost all the novel takes place over the course of 48 hours - but Pelecanos has a superb ear for dialogue and the plot doesn't go where you expect. This would have five stars if I wasn't a little unsure about the book's gender politics.