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Loading... TheBig Blowdown by Pelecanos, George P. ( Author ) ON Jun-01-2001, Paperback (original 1996; edition 2001)
Work InformationThe Big Blowdown by George Pelecanos (1996)
   No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) jimifenway | Feb 2, 2016 |  The characters seem to be stereotypes of how most of us recall people being then. It's good but to be great it needs to do more than prove the writer has a memory; the plot and character development are pedestrian. ( ) DinoReader | Aug 21, 2014 |  ) dayends | Jul 26, 2009 |  ) zenosbooks | Feb 26, 2009 | ) sanddancer | Jul 12, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
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Washington DC, 1946. For two local young men, Pete Karras and Joey Recevo, the easiest way to find work after the war is by providing a little muscle for a local boss who runs a protection racket with the Mafia. The trouble with Pete Karras is that he is just too soft on his fellow immigrants, and the last thing the boss wants is for his mob to get soft. The boys have to teach Karras a painful lesson that he won't forget. Three years later Pete and Joey meet up once more and a final confrontation puts the meaning of friendship and honour to the ultimate test. The Big Blowdown is the first novel in Pelecanos's acclaimed ?D.C. Quartet'. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage: (4.06)
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