Shoedog by George P Pelecanos

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.

Reviewed by jamiereadthis on

2 of 5 stars

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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.

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