Ebook {Epub PDF} Right as Rain by George Pelecanos

In Right as Rain he has written his most immediate and powerful book ever, a masterwork of psychological intrigue and dramatic plotting leading up to an explosive, unforgettable climax. It is a novel that confirms George Pelecanos's place among the giants of crime fiction. His novel Right as Rain is currently in development with director Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential, Wonder Boys) and Warner Brothers. He is a writer on the upcoming World War II miniseries The Pacific, to be produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and HBO. Pelecanos lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and three children/5(). Right as Rain kicks off the Derek Strange series. Strange, a sixty-ish black PI, is a pretty smooth character, a former cop who is fond of westerns. Terry Quinn is a white disgraced former cop who works in a used book and record store. Pelecanos uses their contrasting characteristics to explore race relations in Washington DC while they tackle 4/5().

Buy Right as Rain by George P Pelecanos online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 13 editions - starting at $ Shop now. George Pelecanos takes the hard-boiled technique one step further. He strips down prose itself to the bare bones, ruthlessly eliminating everything between the reader and the story. 'Right as Rain', his novel, introduces Derek Strange to Terry Quinn. Right as Rain George P. Pelecanos, Author Little Brown and Company $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. PW: George Pelecanos: Hard-boiled Family Values.

Right as Rain is the ninth novel by George Pelecanos. It was first published in It is the first novel in the Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on private investigator Derek Strange and his new partner Terry Quinn. Pelecanos's eighth novel packs his niftiest premise yet: Two ex-D.C. cops, one turned p.i. and the other sidelined after shooting a brother officer, join forces to clear the victim's name. The story in RIGHT AS RAIN will remind you of Rockford File episode, but Pelecanos's emphasis on the personal lives of Strange, Quinn and the city of Washington D.C. brings it to invigorating life. RIGHT AS RAIN was my first Derek Strange, but I'll definitely be reading him again.