num_pages: 313
description: Washington DC, 1946. For two local young men, Pete Karras and Joey Recevo, the easiest way to find work after the war is by providing a little muscle for a local boss who runs a protection racket with the Mafia. The trouble with Pete Karras is that he is just too soft on his fellow immigrants, and the last thing the boss wants is for his mob to get soft. The boys have to teach Karras a painful lesson that he won't forget. Three years later Pete and Joey meet up once more and a final confrontation puts the meaning of friendship and honour to the ultimate test. "The Big Blowdown" is the first novel in Pelecanos' acclaimed "Washington Quartet".
language: English
title: The Big Blowdown
titlecomplete: The Big Blowdown (D.C. Quartet, #1)
characters: Perry Angelos, Jimmy Boyle, Peter Karras, Joe Recevo
genres: Dc Comics, 20th Century, Crime, Novels, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 2735
series: D.C. Quartet
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Deutscher Krimi Preis
category: 2. Platz International, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Falcon Award
publisher: Serpent's Tail