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George Pelecanos Books in Order

9 series including Derek Strange & Terry Quinn, D.C. Quartet and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers 9 series 33 books Latest: Buster: A Dog (Short Story) (2024)

Publishing since 1992, George Pelecanos has 33 books to their name. The catalogue splits into 9 series, with Derek Strange & Terry Quinn the most substantial at 5 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Buster: A Dog, from 2024.

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1 Nick Stefanos 2 D.C. Quartet 3 Derek Strange & Terry Quinn 4 Spero Lucas 5 George Pelecanos Other Novels 6 George Pelecanos Short Stories/Novellas 7 George Pelecanos Short Story Collections 8 George Pelecanos Graphic Novels 9 George Pelecanos Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

George Pelecanos has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists.

Cover of The Night Gardener
The Night Gardener
George Pelecanos Other Novels

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #12 · debuted Aug 2006

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Cover of What It Was
What It Was
Derek Strange & Terry Quinn Series

1 week on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #13 · debuted Jan 2012

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Reading Order

9 series · 33 books

Nick Stefanos Series

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1 A Firing Offense 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Nick's Trip 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

D.C. Quartet Series

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1 The Big Blowdown 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 King Suckerman 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Sweet Forever 1998 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2004Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Shame the Devil 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Spero Lucas Series

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1 The Cut 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Double 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George Pelecanos Other Novels

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1 Shoedog 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Drama City 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Night Gardener 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Turnaround 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Way Home 2009 Gold Dagger 2010Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Man Who Came Uptown 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George Pelecanos Short Stories/Novellas

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1 The Dead Their Eyes Implore Us (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Buster: A Dog (Short Story) 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George Pelecanos Short Story Collections

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1 The Martini Shot 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Owning Up 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George Pelecanos Graphic Novels

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1 S6X: The Complete Graphic Novel 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George Pelecanos Anthologies

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1 Measures of Poison 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 D.C. Noir 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 USA Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Highway Kind 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Ink and Daggers 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Brutal & Strange 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C.

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