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King Suckerman: A Novel
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King Suckerman: A Novel
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King Suckerman: A Novel
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King Suckerman: A Novel

Written by George Pelecanos

Narrated by Cary Hite

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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In the summer of 1976, the nation's capital is gearing up for the Bicentennial. Captain Beefheart's on the eight-track, and the hot new film "King Suckerman" has everyone talking. Two knockaround guys named Clay and Karras are out looking for trouble when they stumble onto a drug deal gone bad and end up with a pile of money that isn't theirs. When the well-armed dealer starts spilling blood to get to the cash, Clay and Karras must take a stand, go straight, and get justice--or maybe just sweet revenge.
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Release dateAug 6, 2013
ISBN9781478977490
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King Suckerman: A Novel
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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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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Few writers capture time and place as well as Pelacanos. The fashion, the music, the food and the mood of DC in the summer of '76 are so ingrained in this book, that you are transported. The racial tension and social mores of the time fuel the violent plot as do his excellent characterizations.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fun book with a few too many wasted details. Pelecanos does the 70s up perfectly but spends a bit too much time on things that never end up mattering in my opinion.Perhaps, now that I'm learning this is in fact part of a larger series, these details and character arcs come back in or source from other books...
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another cracker from George Pelecanos - for me a modern day Steinbeck.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The second in the Washington DC series. This one is set in the 1970s and is my favourite time period covered by the series. It is full of rich details of music, films, clothes and television shows from the era which add to the griping crime story and interesting characters.