| The Sweet Forever Contributor(s): Pelecanos, George (Author), Hite, Cary (Read by) |
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ISBN: 147895146X ISBN-13: 9781478951469 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $35.98 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled - Fiction | Thrillers - General - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: DC Quartet |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 5.9" (0.60 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A bold, brilliant tale of mystery, revenge, and survival in the 1980s, when cocaine and money ruled the city streets and even the good guys wanted a piece of the action It's March madness and the college boys are playing basketball on television. But on the streets of DC, the homeboys are dealing, dissing, and dying. From behind plate glass, with a 1980s backbeat pounding in his brain, Marcus Clay watches it all happen, and prays that he can make a go with his downtown record store. Then a car comes careening down U Street, and what Marcus sees next will plunge him into the middle of a war. A drug runner is decapitated in the crash. A bystander--a white boy desperate to buy a woman's love--snatches a bag of cash from the wreck, and a prince of crime wants it back. For Marcus' buddy, Dimitri Karras, the mayhem is a chance to make a score. For a pair of dirty cops, it's a chance to get free. And for dozens of lives swept up into the maelstrom, it's just springtime in America's capital, where the game is played for keeps. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pelecanos, George: - George Pelecanos is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels set in and around Washington, DC. His works have earned him the Raymond Chandler Award in Italy, the Falcon Award in Japan, and the Grand Prix Du Roman Noir in France. He is also an independent-film producer, an essayist, and a producer and Emmy-nominated writer of the HBO hit series The Wire. He currently writes for the acclaimed HBO series Treme. He lives with his family in Silver Spring, Maryland. Hite, Cary: -Cary Hite has performed in several theaters across the country as a cast member in the longest-running African American play in history, The Diary of Black Men. He also appeared in Edward II, Fences, Macbeth, Good Boys, Side Effects May Vary, and the indie feature The City Is Mine. He has voiced several projects for AudibleKids, including Souls Look Back in Wonder, From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, and Papa, Do You Love Me? |