Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_PelecanosGeorge Pelecanos - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_Pelecanos

   • Cached

   George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author, producer and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and ...

2. www.npr.org › 2024/02/05 › 1225720457Crime writer George Pelecanos on 'Owning Up' in his new story ...

   www.npr.org › 2024/02/05 › 1225720457

   Feb 5, 2024 · In Owning Up, Pelecanos writes about a non-knock incident inspired by real events. Keren Carrión/NPR. As personal as "The No-Knock" is, Pelecanos calls the title story in the collection his most ...

   • Author: Andrew Limbong

3. www.bookseriesinorder.com › george-p-pelecanosGeorge P. Pelecanos - Book Series in Order

   www.bookseriesinorder.com › george-p-pelecanos

   • Cached

   It is comprised of 4 novels in total, which were released between the years 1996 and 2000. The first book of this series was published under the title of ‘The Big Blowdown’. It was released by the Serpent’s Tail publication in the year 2011, after its initial release in 1996. Author Pelecanos has set the plot in the year 1946 in ...

4. www.northcountrypublicradio.org › news › nprPolice raided George Pelecanos' home. 15 years later, he's ...

   www.northcountrypublicradio.org › news › npr

   • Cached

   Feb 5, 2024 · Many of Pelecanos' crime fiction book are set in Washington, D.C. Image: Keren Carrión/NPR ... In real life, Pelecanos was ready to write about it - eager, really. He knew once he started, it'd ...

5. www.publishersweekly.com › pw › by-topicPW: George Pelecanos: Hard-boiled Family Values

   www.publishersweekly.com › pw › by-topic

   • Cached

   Jan 3, 2000 · Pelecanos rewrote the book in longhand a few times before sending it blind to St. Martin's. "I was naïve," he recalls. "I believed what it says in Writer's Market -- no simultaneous submissions."

6. www.mensjournal.com › entertainment › georgeMeet George Pelecanos, the Master Crime Novelist Behind 'The ...

   www.mensjournal.com › entertainment › george

   • Cached

   Feb 25, 2020 · As a result, his books skirt predictability and contain a tangle of plot threads that reflect the messiness of life more closely than most noir. Pelecanos on the set of 'D.C. Noir' Jake Chessman

7. People also ask

   Where are Pelecanos' books set?

   • Most of the novels are set in Washington, D.C., which is also his hometown. Some of the well known characters created by author Pelecanos include D.C. Quartet, Derek Strange, and Nich Stefanos. In addition being a writer, author Pelecanos also serves as a TV producer, TV writer, and film producer.

   George P. Pelecanos - Book Series In Order

   www.bookseriesinorder.com/george-p-pelecanos/

   See all results for this question

   Where does George Pelecanos read the Washington Post?

   • Writer George Pelecanos reads The Washington Post every morning in his home. It was August 2009 when the police raided writer George Pelecanos' home in Silver Spring, Md., just outside of Washington, D.C., with a no-knock warrant.

   Crime writer George Pelecanos on 'Owning Up' in his new story ... - NPR

   www.npr.org/2024/02/05/1225720457/george-pelecanos-owning-up-crime-fiction-book

   See all results for this question

   Who is author Pelecanos?

   • This book also debuted his Nick Stefanos series. Since then, author Pelecanos has penned multiple novel series and books in his writing career. Author Pelecanos was born on February 18, 1957, in Washington D.C. His birth had taken place in a Greek American family.

   George P. Pelecanos - Book Series In Order

   www.bookseriesinorder.com/george-p-pelecanos/

   See all results for this question

   Who are some famous characters created by author Pelecanos?

   • Some of the well known characters created by author Pelecanos include D.C. Quartet, Derek Strange, and Nich Stefanos. In addition being a writer, author Pelecanos also serves as a TV producer, TV writer, and film producer. He started his writing career in the year 1992 with the release of his first book titled A Firing Offense.

   George P. Pelecanos - Book Series In Order

   www.bookseriesinorder.com/george-p-pelecanos/

   See all results for this question

   How was Pelecanos narrated?

   • The initial novels of Pelecanos were written in first person and were narrated through Nick Stefanos’ voice. He described Nick as a Greek resident of D.C., who works as a part time private investigator. Following the success of his first 4 books, author Pelecanos decided to change his narration style.

   George P. Pelecanos - Book Series In Order

   www.bookseriesinorder.com/george-p-pelecanos/

   See all results for this question

   What is Pelecanos' 'the no-knock' about?

   • As personal as "The No-Knock" is, Pelecanos calls the title story in the collection his most autobiographical. It's about a kid in the 70s named Nikos who works a job where he gets in with a bad crowd, and eventually gets talked into breaking into a guy's house.

   Crime writer George Pelecanos on 'Owning Up' in his new story ... - NPR

   www.npr.org/2024/02/05/1225720457/george-pelecanos-owning-up-crime-fiction-book

   See all results for this question

8. apnews.com › article › owning-up-george-pelecanosBook Review: George Pelecanos’ ‘Owning Up’ has elegant prose ...

   apnews.com › article › owning-up-george-pelecanos

   • Cached

   Feb 5, 2024 · This cover image released by Mulholland shows “Owning Up” by George Pelecanos. (Mulholland Books via AP) Although George Pelecanos has devoted much of his energy toward writing for television in recent years (“The Wire,” “The Duce,” “We Own This City”), he has continued to produce first-rate crime novels set in his native ...