{"product_id":"owning-up-from-the-writer-producer-on-the-wire-the-deuce-and-we-own-this-city-by-george-pelecanos","title":"Owning Up: From the writer\/producer on The Wire, The Deuce and We Own This City by George Pelecanos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePelecanos... has continued to produce first rate crime novels'' BRUCE DESILVA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e****\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Carusos family home is destroyed by police with a no-knock warrant, the family struggle to return to normal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo former inmates reunite on a TV set. They''re both back on the straight and narrow ... until one sees the potential for an easy grift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA teenage boy must step into the man he''d like to be as a hostage crisis grips his hometown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman adrift meets a man tied to her grandmother''s past, and awakens to the bloody history of the place she grew up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePelecanos'' portraits are characterized by shades of grey, resisting the mold of heroes and villains, victims and perpetrators, good and evil. At once streetwise and full of heart,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOwning Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egrapples with random chance, the bind of consequence, and the forked paths a life can take.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for George Pelecanos:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Triple-distilled excellence. Pelecanos is the undisputed poet laureate of America''s most secret city. Not just recommended: this is essential reading.''\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLEE CHILD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Every time I read one of George Pelecanos''s novels I''m left a little awed and a little envious. The guy''s a national treasure.'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDENNIS LEHANE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Pelecanos is a powerful writer - he deserves to be listed among the best.'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gold-standard character-driven crime writing that few will ever match.'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''George Pelecanos writes hard-boiled fiction with heart.'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eLocalshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45649319952463,"sku":"Haccetejune61","price":300.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0292\/2958\/0367\/files\/Screenshot_20260610_003839_Amazon.jpg?v=1781032155","url":"https:\/\/www.elocalshops.com\/products\/owning-up-from-the-writer-producer-on-the-wire-the-deuce-and-we-own-this-city-by-george-pelecanos","provider":"eLocalshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}