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The Big Blowdown is a 1996 crime novel written by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington, D.C., and focuses on Peter Karras. It is the first of four books comprising the D.C. Quartet. The other books in this series are King Suckerman, The Sweet Forever and Shame the Devil.
Sep 24, 1999 · The Big Blowdown is his `Once Upon a Time in D.C.'---a big book with drive and savagery, and elegance too.” ―Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn “A charged page-turner . . . With stylistic panache and forceful conviction, Pelecanos delivers a darkly powerful story of the American city.”
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D.C. Quartet Series by George P. Pelecanos. 4 primary works • 5 total works. Books featuring some of the characters in the Nick Stefanos books: Book 1. The Big Blowdown. by George P. Pelecanos. 4.03 · 2,780 Ratings · 130 Reviews · published 1996 · 20 editions. Washington DC, 1946. For two local young men, Pete… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2.
Pelecanos, George P. Publication date. 1996. Topics. Stefanos, Nick (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Private investigators -- Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction, Immigrants -- Fiction, Bartenders -- Fiction, Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction. Publisher. New York : St. Martin's Press. Collection.
The big blowdown. by. Pelecanos, George P. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction, Washington (D.C.) Publisher. London : Serpent's Tail.
Powerfully told, elegantly wrought, George P. Pelecanos's The Big Blowdown is a knockout. Washington DC, 1946. For Joey Recevo and Pete Karras, two kids from one of Washington's rougher...
"The Big Blowdown" is a gritty crime novel set in 1940s Washington, D.C. The story follows three childhood friends, Pete, Nick, and Joey, as they navigate the dangerous underbelly of their neighborhood. When Joey is brutally murdered, Pete and Nick are determined to find his killer and seek justice.
