The martini shot
Subtitle: a novella and stories
By: George Pelecanos
Contributors: Pelecanos, George P.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2015-01
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780316284370
Description: "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."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: The confidential informant; title: Chosen; title: String music; title: When you're hungry; title: Miss Mary's room; title: Plastic Paddy; title: The dead their eyes implore us; title: The Martini shot.