DRAMA CITY
George Pelecanos
Orion
£7.99
This is the first book I've read by George P and it certainly won't be the last.
Lorenzo Brown, fresh out of prison and looking to stay on the straight and narrow. Rachel Lopez is his parole officer who is battling a fair few demons of her own but nevertheless she sees a genuine desire in the client to stay on the right side of the law and she is going to do her utmost to help him. There is another major character in Nigel, an old criminal friend of Brown's who controls a large portion of the drug trade.
George Pelecanos presents a tale of fate and redemption and keep form control of this there way story that works towards a surprising and gritty climax.
An excellent crime thriller.
