What it was : a novel
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New York : Little, Brown, 2012.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780316209533, 0316209538
Physical Desc
viii, 260 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Mystery (3rd floor)
M PELECAN, G
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Published
New York : Little, Brown, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316209533, 0316209538

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"A Reagan Arthur book."
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"Washington, D.C., 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop as a private investigator. His former partner, Frank "Hound Dog" Vaughn, is still on the force. When a young woman comes to Strange asking for his help recovering a cheap ring she claims has sentimental value, the case leads him onto Vaughn's turf, where a local drug addict's been murdered, shot point-blank in his apartment. Soon both men are on the trail of a ruthless killer: Red Fury, so called for his looks and the car his girlfriend drives, but a name that fits his personality all too well. Red Fury doesn't have a retirement plan, as Vaughn points out - he doesn't care who he has to cross, or kill, to get what he wants. As the violence escalates and the stakes get higher, Strange and Vaughn know the only way to catch their man is to do it their own way. Rich with details of place and time - the cars, the music, the clothes - and fueled by non-stop action, this is Pelecanos writing in the hard-boiled noir style that won him his earliest fans and placed him firmly in the ranks of the top crime writers in America"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pelecanos, G. P. (2012). What it was: a novel (First edition.). Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pelecanos, George P. 2012. What It Was: A Novel. Little, Brown.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pelecanos, George P. What It Was: A Novel Little, Brown, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pelecanos, George P. What It Was: A Novel First edition., Little, Brown, 2012.

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