New York Times Bestsellers
George Pelecanos has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists.
The Night Gardener
George Pelecanos Other Novels
1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #12 · debuted Aug 2006
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What It Was
Derek Strange & Terry Quinn Series
1 week on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #13 · debuted Jan 2012
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Reading Order
9 series · 33 books
Nick Stefanos Series
0 of 3 read
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| 1 | A Firing Offense | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Nick's Trip | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go | 1995 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
D.C. Quartet Series
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| 1 | The Big Blowdown | 1996 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | King Suckerman | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Sweet Forever | 1998 | 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2004Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Shame the Devil | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Right as Rain | 2001 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Hell to Pay | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Soul Circus | 2003 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Hard Revolution | 2004 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | What It Was | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Spero Lucas Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Cut | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Double | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
George Pelecanos Other Novels
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| 1 | Shoedog | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Drama City | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Night Gardener | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Turnaround | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Way Home | 2009 | Gold Dagger 2010Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Man Who Came Uptown | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
George Pelecanos Short Stories/Novellas
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| 1 | The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Buster: A Dog (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
George Pelecanos Short Story Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Martini Shot | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Owning Up | 2024 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
George Pelecanos Graphic Novels
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| 1 | S6X: The Complete Graphic Novel | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
George Pelecanos Anthologies
0 of 8 read
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Measures of Poison | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | D.C. Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | D.C. Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | USA Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Highway Kind | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Ink and Daggers | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Brutal & Strange | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
About the Author
George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) 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.