The Night Gardener

George Pelecanos

Literature & Fiction

Phoenix

THE NIGHT GARDENER

Literary

orion#

Drama City

PHOENIX (ORIO)

Three Great Novels

The Cut (Spero Lucas)

Contemporary

Playaway

For Joey Recevo and Pete Karras, two kids from one of Washington's rougher neighborhoods, the easiest work to find after the War is all criminal---providing a little muscle for a local boss.  But Karris is soft on his fellow immigrants, and the boss can't let his mob get soft, so one of his boys gives Karras a painful lesson. Three years later, it's the same mob that figures big Nick Stefanos's grill needs protection---and this decision will once again bring Joey and Pete face-to-face.  In this final confrontation, the two of them will find the meaning of friendship, the heart of honor, and the cost of both.Powerfully told, elegantly wrought, The Big Blowdown is a knockout.

The Big Blowdown

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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