Four-book crime fiction series by George Pelecanos, set in Washington, DC.
Derek Strange and Terry Quinn
Literary Series
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George Pelecanos
George P. Pelecanos (born 1957 in Washington, D.C.) is a Greek-American author. Many of his works 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. He worked extensively on the HBO series...
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