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Shame the Devil - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Pelecanos, George P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316695238
- ISBN 13
- 9780316695237
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston MA: Little, Brown & Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316695238 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author George P. Pelecanos directly on the title page; In Shame the Devil, Pelecanos blends the raw, often brutal, realities of American life with the complex, often mesmerizing tapestry of the African-American experience. Set in the tough, poverty-ridden neighborhoods of Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, the novel tells the story of a family of addicts, gamblers, and hustlers who are struggling to survive in a world that seems determined to keep them down. The patriarch, James, is a self-taught mechanic and sometime thief who is determined to provide for his family, even as his addictions take over his life. His wife, Cora, is a heroin addict who is constantly in danger of losing custody of her children. Their teenage daughter, Darlene, is in the process of becoming a young woman, and she is struggling to find her place in a world that seems to be spinning out of control. And their son, Ray, is a teenager who is caught in; 8vo; 299 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Shame the Devil is a 2000 crime novel written by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on a botched robbery and its consequences. It is the last of four books comprising the D.C. Quartet. The other books in this series are The Big Blowdown, King Suckerman, and The Sweet Forever.
Reviews
On Jul 23 2005, Morganbooks said:
"Frank Farrow is a natural-born killer. Roman Otis is a fine-looking crooner who does his killing on the side. On a hot D.C. afternoon Frank and Roman hit a pizza shop called May's. When the hit was over, four people were executed. A cop was shot. A boy was dead. And when the sirens stopped wailing and the killers vanished into the heat, dozens of lives were shattered forever. Now it's three years later, and Dimitri Karras, who lost a son, is starting to live again. But Dimitri's old acquaintance, a P.I. named Nick Stefanos, has just unburied the past--by discovering the killers' identity. Suddenly the second act of a crime story is about to be told."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32281
- Title
- Shame the Devil - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Pelecanos, George P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0316695238
- ISBN 13
- 9780316695237
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston MA
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Murder
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