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George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer.
Feb 5, 2024 · Crime fiction author and screenwriter George Pelecanos is known for his gritty realism. His latest short story collection takes that same unsparing look at his own past.
Complete order of George P. Pelecanos books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
George Pelecanos. Producer: The Wire. Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and worked at a variety of jobs before getting involved in the film industry. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two children.
Crime, Thriller, Fiction. edit data. George Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C., in 1957. He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and woman's shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. Pelecanos is the author of eighteen novels set in and around Washington, D.C.:
Feb 5, 2024 · George Pelecanos has produced fine crime novels about Washington, D.C., and written for critically-acclaimed television shows including “The Wire.”
George Pelecanos. Producer: The Wire. Pelecanos was born in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, and worked at a variety of jobs before getting involved in the film industry. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two children.
Aug 2, 2011 · At 11 years old, novelist George Pelecanos witnessed the aftermath of Washington, D.C.'s 1968 race riots, and he's never forgotten it. Now he uses fictional Detective Derek Strange, one of...
Jan 6, 2015 · In his new collection of short stories and a novella, Pelecanos explores crime, adoption and writing from an African-American point of view. He says he's "aware of the...
George Pelecanos: I've lived here all my life. That gives me an edge. I know where to go and what streets to avoid, and when. But generally, I'm pretty comfortable out there. You need to know about body language, eye-contact, and things of that nature. But the one thing you have to learn is how to give respect.
