The Martini Shot and Other Stories - From Co-Creator of Hit HBO Show 'We Own This City'

@2@@20@From the writer of the HBO series @18@Treme@19@ and @18@The Wire@19@ comes a brand new collection of short stories@21@@16@@20@@21@@20@@21@@16@@20@What really goes on beneath the surface of a city?@21@@16@@20@@21@@16@@20@@21@There's the slum kid whose basketball skills earn him loyal friends and bitter rivals. The police informant grappling with his own sick conscience. A helpless young drug dealer watches as violence seeps into the lives of those who he cares about. And a writer on a TV cop show who finds drama and reality are colliding much too close to home. @3@@2@@20@Corruption, revenge, honour, sacrifice and the fight to survive.@21@@3@@2@Dark, fast-paced and crackling with energy, these stories expose the violence and darkness on the streets of any city. Gritty and hard-hitting, THE MARTINI SHOT is Pelecanos at his very best.@3@

Product details

• Authors: George Pelecanos, Pelecanos George
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2016
• EAN: 9781409151357
• ISBN: 978-1-4091-5135-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 130 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Short Stories, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Noir