{"product_id":"the-martini-shot-and-other-stories-9781409151357","title":"The Martini Shot and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the writer of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e comes a brand new collection of short stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat really goes on beneath the surface of a city?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThere''s the slum kid whose basketball skills earn him loyal friends and bitter rivals. The police informant grappling with his own sick conscience.  A helpless young drug dealer watches as violence seeps into the lives of those who he cares about. And a writer on a TV cop show who finds drama and reality are colliding much too close to home.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorruption, revenge, honour, sacrifice and the fight to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark, fast-paced and crackling with energy, these stories expose the violence and darkness on the streets of any city. Gritty and hard-hitting, THE MARTINI SHOT is Pelecanos at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven if you didn't know that Pelecanos is a hotshot screenwriter - his CV includes The Wire, The Pacific and Treme - you would soon guess so as you tore through these tough and slangy tales of drugs and death .... Pelecanos knows how to make every word count. * EVENING STANDARD *\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who has somehow missed out on Pelecanos, he is up there with Elmore Leonard and even Chandler * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003ePelecanos displays a ferocious understanding of street reality and an empathy for America's downtrodden * GUARDIAN *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739065430359,"sku":"9781409151357","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409151357.jpg?v=1720051056","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-martini-shot-and-other-stories-9781409151357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}