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George Pelecanos

USA  (1957 - )
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About George Pelecanos
George Pelecanos is an independent film producer, the recipient of numerous international writing awards, a producer and an Emmy-nominated writer of the HBO series The Wire, and the author of fifteen novels set in and around Washington, DC.
 
Anthologies edited
The Best American Mystery Stories 2008D.C. Noir 2
 
Awards
Dagger Awards Best Novel nominee (2001) : Right As Rain
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2003) : Hell To Pay
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2003) : Hell To Pay
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : Drama City
Barry Awards Best Novel winner (2007) : The Night Gardener


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