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From the writer of the HBO series Treme and The Wire comes a brand new collection of short stories

What really goes on beneath the surface of a city?

There'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.

Corruption, revenge, honour, sacrifice and the fight to survive.

Dark, 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.

The Martini Shot and Other Stories: From Co-Creator of Hit HBO Show ‘We Own This City’

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Paperback / softback by George Pelecanos

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    Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
    Publication Date: 14/01/2016
    ISBN13: 9781409151357, 978-1409151357
    ISBN10: 1409151352

    Number of Pages: 304

    Fiction , Crime & Thriller

    Description

    From the writer of the HBO series Treme and The Wire comes a brand new collection of short stories

    What really goes on beneath the surface of a city?

    There'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.

    Corruption, revenge, honour, sacrifice and the fight to survive.

    Dark, 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.

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