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A review by heyhawk
The Big Blowdown by George Pelecanos
4.0
4.5
Straight noir set in the 40s and 50s featuring the parents and grandparents of some of the characters in my favorite Pelecanos novel I've read so far, The Sweet Forever. This is the first in the DC quartet.
Like Ellroy's LA Quartet this doesn't flinch. Unlike Ellroy, Pelecanos lets in the occasional ray of light, which seems more honest. It's the tone of The Wire filtered through a Bogart movie. Recommended.
Straight noir set in the 40s and 50s featuring the parents and grandparents of some of the characters in my favorite Pelecanos novel I've read so far, The Sweet Forever. This is the first in the DC quartet.
Like Ellroy's LA Quartet this doesn't flinch. Unlike Ellroy, Pelecanos lets in the occasional ray of light, which seems more honest. It's the tone of The Wire filtered through a Bogart movie. Recommended.