Bibliograph

The martini shot, a novella and stories, George Pelecanos

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The martini shot, a novella and stories, George Pelecanos

Language

eng

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Form of composition

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The martini shot

Medium

sound recording Playaway

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Responsibility statement

George Pelecanos

Sub title

a novella and stories

Summary

A seasoned claims investigator tracks a supposedly dead man from Miami to Brazil, only to be thrown off his game by a kid from the local slum. An aging loser takes a last stab at respectability by becoming a police informant. A Greek-American couple adopts an interracial trio of sons and then struggles to keep their family together, giving us a stirring bit of background on one of Pelecanos' most beloved protagonists, Spero Lucas. In the title novella--which takes its name from Hollywood slang for the last shot of the day--we go behind the scenes of a television cop show, where a writer gets caught up in a drama more real than anything he could have conjured for a script

Table Of Contents

The confidential informant -- Chosen -- String music -- When you're hungry -- Miss Mary's room -- Plastic Paddy -- The dead their eyes implore us -- The martini shot

Target audience

adult

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