Fans of George Pelecanos will not be disappointed in this excellent novel. Set in D.C. during the years just before and after WWII, his familiar cast of characters inhabit a world of hope and violence that somehow seemsappropriate to the American Dream. The plot is engaging and believable, theaction is fast paced, and the character portrayals are as satisfying as areader could want. This is a great story of friendship, betrayal and flawedredemption. Much more than just a 'crime novel' (and this is true of hisother books as well) The Big Blowdown evokes a time when everthing seemedpossible, from great success to 'the Big Blowdown' (atomic annihilation)and tells the story a few immigrant kids whose future turns out to be quitedifferent from any they would have imagined.Reading a Pelecanos bookalways leaves me feeling as though I had touched a piece of real life. Thisbook has the added appeal of touching a real piece of time gone by as well.Very satisfying. I highly recommend it.
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