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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

0 of 3 read
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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

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

George Pelecanos Anthologies

0 of 8 read
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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

American author (born 1957)

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