Shoedog

by George P Pelecanos

From "the poet laureate of the D.C. crime world" (Esquire) comes this powerful early novel--the noirish story of how a Washington, D.C., liquor store heist shows a drifter named Constantine what it means to be a shoedog.

• ISBN10: 0316246565
• ISBN13: 9780316246569
• Publish Date: 13 August 2013 (first published 1 May 1994)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Back Bay Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[jamiereadthis]

One thing I’m learning is that I’m not in the bag for straight noir. There were some good moments in this and slick writing but it never clicked for me. A little too intense and self-serious with the bangin’ chicks and whackin’ dudes.

Make me laugh a little more with the story and then I’m not laughing at the story. There you go.