The Martini Shot
A Novella and Stories
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- On Sale
- Mar 15, 2016
- Page Count
- 304 pages
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780316284387
Whether they’re cops or conmen, savage killers or creative types, gangsters or God-fearing citizens, George Pelecanos’ characters are always engaged in a fight for their lives. They fight to advance or simply to survive; they fight against odds, against enemies, even against themselves. In this, his first collection of stories, the acclaimed novelist introduces readers to a vivid and eclectic cast of combatants.
A seasoned claims investigator tracks a supposedly dead man from Miami to Brazil, only to be thrown off his game by a kid from the local slum. An aging loser takes a last stab at respectability by becoming a police informant. A Greek-American couple adopts an interracial trio of sons and then struggles to keep their family together, giving us a stirring bit of background on one of Pelecanos’ most beloved protagonists, Spero Lucas. In the title novella – which takes its name from Hollywood slang for the last shot of the day, the one that comes before the liquor shots begin – we go behind the scenes of a television cop show, where a writer gets caught up in a drama more real than anything he could have conjured for a script.
By turns heartbreaking and humane, brutal and funny, these finely constructed tales expose the violence and striving beneath the surface of any city and within any human heart. Tough, sexy, fast-paced, and crackling with energy, The Martini Shot is Pelecanos at his very best.
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Praise for THE DOUBLE:Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"It's astonishing all the good stuff Pelecanos can pack into one unpretentious book that make the story so rich." -
"Pelecanos at his best...The Cut crackles with energy."Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer
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"Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed...The guy's a national treasure."Dennis Lehane
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"A lean, swift, atmospheric detective novel...The Cut is a resourceful and notably original work the delivers the thrills of an action movie and the poignancy of fine storytelling."Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
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