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    What It Was

    Written by George Pelecanos

    Narrated by JD Jackson

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    About this audiobook

    Washington, D.C., 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop as a private investigator. His former partner, Frank "Hound Dog" Vaughn, is still on the force. When a young woman comes to Strange asking for his help recovering a cheap ring she claims has sentimental value, the case leads him onto Vaughn's turf, where a local drug addict's been murdered, shot point-blank in his apartment.

    Soon both men are on the trail of a ruthless killer: Red Fury, so called for his looks and the car his girlfriend drives, but a name that fits his personality all too well. Red Fury doesn't have a retirement plan, as Vaughn points out – he doesn't care who he has to cross, or kill, to get what he wants. As the violence escalates and the stakes get higher, Strange and Vaughn know the only way to catch their man is to do it their own way.

    Rich with details of place and time – the cars, the music, the clothes – and fueled by non-stop action, this is Pelecanos writing in the hard-boiled noir style that won him his earliest fans and placed him firmly in the ranks of the top crime writers in America.

    A Hachette Audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateJan 23, 2012
    ISBN9781611130102
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    What It Was
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    George Pelecanos

    George P. Pelecanos is the author of nine richly praised crime novels set in and around Washington D.C., including Hell to Pay, Right as Rain, The Sweet Forever, Shame the Devil, King Suckerman, and The Big Blowdown.

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    • 4/5
      Derek Strange tells Nick Stefanos a story of murder, mayhem and a ring from 40 years before set, as ever, in Washington DC, but this time in 1972, the month of the Watergate burglary. Pelecanos tells us in the forward that he was "written in a fever" which is exactly how it reads, I found it almost impossible to put down. As always the story is populated by a memorable and motley crew of characters. I look forward to every Pelecanos book; this is not the best, but it is still excellent 9/10
    • 3/5
      Story and writing were good...just a bit too 'gritty' for my taste.
    • 4/5
      Let's be clear here, this is a throwaway book. It is just an exercise in writing. A story that really means nothing. Ah...but what a glorious throwaway it is. It is a true testament to the power of Pelecanos as a writer. Set in DC in the early 70's it tells the story of a minor criminal and the one month he decided to go for the glory, Pelecanos paint a vivid picture of that era and transports you back to the era of bells and 8 tracks. What a wonderful read.
    • 3/5
      Story and writing were good...just a bit too 'gritty' for my taste.