Nick's Trip - Softcover

'This is the real thing - an urban nightmare of hopelessness, greed, betrayal, and get-back, kick-ass revenge...A hell of a book' Booklist 'Snaps with authentic street talk and with a switch-hitting plot...the novel has something important to say about trust and treachery' Washington Post 'The kind of book you are always hoping to find but rarely do' James Sallis 'An even more promising follow-up to Pelecanos' highly recommended first novel, A Firing Offense...He is adept at avoiding the dreary cliches used by the current crop of Hammett and Chandler wannabees' New Mystery Nick Stefanos, having earned his P.I. license, quickly discovers that snapping photos of unfaithful husbands does not make for a fulfilling job. Tending bar one night at the Spot, Nick is visited by his high-school friend, Billy Goodrich. Billy's wife is gone. Nick agrees to find her. And with that first step, he sets out on a one-way path that takes him through a sewer of theft, intrigue and love.

George Pelecanos was born in Washington, DC in 1957. He has worked as producer, writer and story editor for the acclaimed and award-winning US crime series, The Wire; his writing for the show earned him an Emmy nomination. He is the author of fifteen crime novels set in and around Washington, DC. The Big Blowdown was the recipient of the International Crime Novel of the Year award in both Germany and Japan; King Suckerman was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award in the UK. His short fiction has appeared in Esquire and the collections Unusual Suspects and Best American Mystery Stories of 1997. He is an award-winning journalist and pop-culture essayist who has written for the Washington Post. Pelecanos has also been involved in the production of several feature films. Most recently he has written an adaptation of King Suckerman for Dimension Films, and was co-writer on Paid in Full. Pelecanos lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and three children.