by George P. Pelecanos · W&N · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780752848624
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«Hell to Pay» is the crime and suspense novel by George P. Pelecanos, published by W&N in paperback (368 pages, in English).
In the most dangerous Washington D.C., private investigators and former police officers Derek Strange and Terry Quinn search for a fourteen-year-old girl who has run away from home and is working as a prostitute. Their investigation brings them up against pimp Worldwide Wilson, in a plot of suspense and urban crime with a lucid vision of morality in a world with few rules.
Second instalment in the Derek Strange & Terry Quinn series. The novel won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the mystery/thriller category and was nominated for the Barry, Anthony, Shamus and Dilys awards.
For readers of crime fiction and for followers of the author who want to delve deeper into the criminal Washington D.C. portrayed in The Wire.
George P. Pelecanos is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and is also the co-creator of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.
