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Shame The Devil (Paperback)

by George Pelecanos (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; Re-issue edition (21 Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752849220
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752849225
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 105,082 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Washington, D.C., 1995. What should have been a straightforward restaurant robbery goes horribly wrong. Several workers are shot in cold blood; the gunmans brother is killed by the police; a young boy is run over by a careering getaway car. Three years pass. Victims and their relatives gather in the aftermath, still trying to come to terms with their grief. But gunman Frank Farrow has other ideas. Now the heat has died down, he is on his way back to Washington, determined to avenge his lost brother by killing everyone involved in his death.


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George Pelecanos is a screenwriter, independent film producer, award-winning journalist, and the author of a bestselling series of novels set in and around Washington DC, where he lives with his wife and children.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pelecano's eight novel is his best work to date., 24 Jan 2000
By mikko.takala@medita.fi (Jyvaskyla, Finland) - See all my reviews
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Adventures of pi Nicky Stefanos and ex-small-time drug dealer Dimitri Karras continue in Washington DC with this magnificient book which is George P. Pelecano's best work to date. You might call it crime fiction, I'd call it simply literature. Shame The Devil is compelling and engaging study of guilt, loss and substance abuse as much it is high-octane & streetwise crime noir. Also recommended: King Suckerman (tribute to blaxploitation), Sweet Forever and Nick Stefanos trilogy: Firing Offence, Nick's Trip and Down by The River. Pelecanos has also written noirish Big Blowdown which is set in 40's/50's Washington. Read them all. PS. Does anyone has idea where can I obtain Shoedog - Pelecanos third book?
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb. Sadly, all too credible., 26 Feb 2002
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Hardboiled, clear and violent. Nonetheless an excellent, tautly written book. Ugly main character who sadly was all too believable.There was an edge of redemption which softened the blows.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Between the Eyes, 9 Jun 2007
This is an excellent piece of writing, but not an easy read. Pelecanos delivers punch after punch with powerful credibility. Another excellent work from a master of the genre. This is a novel that will stand the test of time - and be held up as a testament to the times it was written in.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
Pelecanos does it again,I have yet to be disappointed with any of his books.Initially,I thought its not King Suckerman and was prepared for a let down. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Slow, repetitive, shallow and insulting.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Loss is the major theme as the Washington trilogy completes.
The final book in Pelecanos' Washington trilogy looks at death and its impact on those left behind. An attempted hold-up of a pizza parlour leaves behind a devastating trail of... Read more
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