In the years since, holiday has left the force under a cloud of morals charges, and now finds work as a bodyguard and driver. Janet maslin, new york times the night gardener can be read as a police procedural hipper but just as good as. A crime novel, yes, but the talented pelecanos the turnaround, 2008, etc. The night gardener is as muchand often moreabout holidays nearrealizations that his lifestyle has begun to make him miserable, ramones recognition that the upscale school his mixedrace son attends has found new ways to recycle old racist beliefs, and a smalltime criminals decision to get out of the life, regardless of the consequences. How does the city shape the events of the night gardener. This is the book where i thought his style and his characters completely came together. It is set in washington dc and focuses on homicide detective gus ramone and excops dan doc holiday and tc cook as they investigate the possible return of a serial killer. In 1985, the body of a 14yearold girl turns up in a washington, d. Like drama city it is heartinyourthroat gripping from beginning to end, the night gardener is another of mr. George pelecanos sets his fiction in and around washington, d. Covering the decades between the reagan era and now, this novel is an informal history of powder cocaines progression to. George pelecanos author of the night gardener george pelecanos was born in washington, d. The night gardener, pelecanos 14th book after drama city and hard revolution, is a novel whose back story is the story.
Pelecanos is the author of eighteen novels set in and around washington, d. Read the night gardener online, read in mobile or kindle. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the night gardener by george pelecanos. In 2006 he published the night gardener, which was a major change of style and which featured a cameo of himself. George pelecanos is one of the writers of the wire and the night gardener, while not actually set in the same universe as wed say in the scifi world, feels very much the wireesque. Buy the night gardener by george p pelecanos online at alibris. By doing so, he emulated author michael connelly, who used this idea first. The night gardener npr coverage of the night gardener by george p. Jun 19, 2006 the night gardener george pelecanos engrossing crime novel perfect for fans of the wire tells parallel stories of cops and criminals in washington, d. The night gardener kindle edition by pelecanos, george p.
Pelecanos has a good story to tell with the night gardener but is byzantine in telling it for no apparent reason. The night gardener is a 2006 crime novel by george pelecanos. In 2006, author pelecanos wrote the night gardener, which depicted a major change in writing style and also depicted his own cameo. I have read and enjoyed several other books by george pelecanos. Author pelecanos has also written and published several short fiction stories in a number of magazines and anthologies. Popular music is the subject of much discussion among the male characters in the night gardener.
The night gardener kindle edition by pelecanos, george p download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The night gardener by george p pelecanos, 9780316056502, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The night gardener by george pelecanos houston chronicle. Pelecanos is a dog owner and has written about his views of dogfighting. Pelecanos s beautifully delineated moral tales, filled with gutwrenching turns of fate and razorsharp, boisterously vivid characters. The title refers to a series of murders in 1985 that forms the back story to this novel. Twenty years ago, officers gus ramone and dan holiday were brought together by the murder of eve drake, 14, whose palindromic first name marked her as the.
It is set in washington, dc and focuses on homicide detective gus ramone, and excops dan. Cook tends to the scene, observed by two nearrookies. Jun 10, 2009 bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, george pelecanos achieves in the night gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward. Read free book excerpt from the night gardener by george pelecanos, page 1 of 4. The past folds around the present in the night gardener, a novel whose central mystery stretches across two decades. Setting is more than background in his latest standalone, the night gardener, where the neighborhoods of washington, d. The night gardener by george pelecanos, paperback barnes.
He worked as a line cook, dishwasher, bartender, and womans shoe salesman before publishing his first novel in 1992. The night gardener, the fourteenth novel from awardwinning author george pelecanos, offers yet more evidence of a writer at the top of his game. George pelecanos the night gardener the mystery site. The night gardener by george pelecanos book club discussion. Gus ramone is good police, a former internal affairs investigator now working homicide for the citys violent crime br. The haunting story of three copsone good, one bad, one brokenand the murder that reunites them in a showdown decades in the making. The night gardener george pelecanos engrossing crime novel perfect for fans of the wire tells parallel stories of cops and criminals in washington, d. The night gardener pelecanos wiki fandom powered by wikia. The series of murders, all involving local teenage victims, was never solved.
Night gardener by george pelecanos the denver post. The crime scene was in the low 30s around e, on the edge of fort dupont park, in a neighborhood known as greenway, in the 6th district section of southeast d. This is his second consecutive outing without his usual derek strange terry quinn combo after the excellent and very original drama city. Sometimes, youre reading a book and all you want to do is grab whoevers in the room and say, listen to this, and then read a patch of the writing out loud. Buy a cheap copy of the night gardener book by george pelecanos. I had the pleasure of meeting george pelecanos at a reading and i told him the night gardener is for me his masterpiece. Review of the night gardener by george pelecanos, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. About the author george pelecanos was born in washington, d.
The night gardener is the fourteenth novel by george pelecanos. Aside from being an author, pelecanos also works as a tv writer, tv producer and as a film producer. Pelecanos is the author of twentyone novels set in and around washington, d. The night gardener is george pelecanos s stunning crime thriller the story of two very different men united by the maliciousness of a deadly attacker. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the night gardener. The night gardener, by george pelecanos, little, brown, 372 pp. Pelecanos latest novel, the night gardener, opens literally on this familiar turf.
Pelecanos became a published author in 1992 when he began the nick stefanos series with a firing offense. It is set in washington, dc and focuses on homicide detective gus ramone, and excops dan doc holiday and tc cook as they investigate the possible return of a serial killer. The night gardener also available in format docx and mobi. This was one of my favorite books and now i want to read all of george pelecanos books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bigger and even more unstoppable than his previous thrillers, george pelecanos achieves in the night gardener what his brilliant career has been building toward. The victims were all teenagers, their bodies found in public gardens. George pelecanos books list of books by author george pelecanos.
Kindle store go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. Cook has retired, but he has never stopped agonizing about the night gardener killings. The prologue to george pelecanos s new book, the night gardener, is set in 1985. Mar 25, 2018 george pelecanos goes ed mcbain 87th precinct with his latest detective mystery novel the night gardener. The prologue to george pelecanoss new book, the night gardener, is set in 1985. The victim is a 14yearold girl, and the police are all over. Jul 24, 2006 the prologue to george pelecanoss new book, the night gardener, is set in 1985.
Twenty years ago, officers gus ramone and dan holiday were brought together by the murder of eve drake, 14, whose palindromic first name marked her as the third victim of a sex killer dubbed the night gardener, whos already snuffed out otto williams and ava simmons. The night gardener has been described as a novel about three cops one good, one bad, one broken. You can take pelecanos out of his two dc series starring nick stefanos shame the devil, 2000, etc. He is also an independentfilm producer, an essayist, and the recipient of numerous international writing awards. Of course, pelecanos has been writing these sorts of books for longer than the wire has been on the air, so i suppose the wire is very pelecanos esque. It opens and closes in 1985, at the latest horrific crime scene of a serial killer with a unique mo. The night gardener by george pelecanos hachette book group.
Pelecanos has also published short fiction in a variety of anthologies and magazines, including measures of poison and usual suspects. Excerpt from the night gardener by george pelecanos, plus. You can take pelecanos out of his two dc series starring nick stefanos. George pelecanos goes ed mcbain 87th precinct with his latest detective mystery novel the night gardener.
He takes two young cops at a murder scene working under the direction of a veteran homicide detective, and then. See all books authored by george pelecanos, including the big blowdown, and right as rain, and more on. Set in the 1980s, a trio of murders are linked to a single suspect. All three victims have palindromic first names and are. I really enjoyed this and would highly recommend to anyone who likes. The night gardener has a strong claim to be regarded as his most impressive indivudual work, john dugdale sunday times george pelecanos is a stunningly good chronicler of the mean streets of washington dc. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. George pelecanos is the author of several highly praised and bestselling novels, including the cut, what it was, the way home, the turnaround, and the night gardener. Pelecanos drama city delivers a dignified, characterdriven epic that succeeds as both literary novel and pageturner.
Below is a list of george pelecanos books in order of when they were originally published. George pelecanos writes his stories from the ground up. Pelecanos has also published short fiction in a variety of anthologies and magazines, including. When the body of a local teenager turns up in a community garden, veteran homicide detective gus ramone teams up with t. Mar 04, 2010 the night gardener is george pelecanos s stunning new crime thriller the story of two very different men united by the maliciousness of a deadly attacker. Aug 01, 2007 the series of murders, all involving local teenage victims, was never solved. He neednt worry, 17 year old chris flynn brashly assures his father as the door of pine ridge reformatory is about to shut behind him.