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Hard Revolution: A Novel
Written by George Pelecanos
Narrated by Lance Reddick
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Derek Strange is a rookie cop, the job he's dreamed of since he was a boy. His brother, Dennis, has not been as fortunate; home from the service with a disability pension and zero prospects, he is a man with good intentions but bad habits. Derek has always looked out for Dennis, but no amount of brotherly love can save him from the dangerous world of Alvin Jones, a local bottom-feeder, hustler, and stone killer who draws him into his web of violence.While the rookie cop navigates the rocky terrain of a city in turmoil, a family in crisis, and his love for a woman he has driven away, Frank Vaughn, a cop at the opposite end of his career, investigates the vicious hit and run of a young black man. Vaughn's personal life is in shambles, but he's good police; he pursues the killers with sharklike intent. Meanwhile, in Memphis, a prophet is murdered, igniting a volcanic chain of events that will leave the nation's capital burned, divided, and decimated, forever changing the lives of its working-class inhabitants.
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George Pelecanos
George P. Pelecanos is the author of nine richly praised crime novels set in and around Washington D.C., including Hell to Pay, Right as Rain, The Sweet Forever, Shame the Devil, King Suckerman, and The Big Blowdown.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5George Pelecanos' 2004 novel, Hard Revolution, is the fourth book in his Derek Strange/Terry Quinn series. While his first three books in the series take place in present time with Strange and Quinn being private detectives in Washington, D.C., Hard Revolution is almost a prequel to the other three books as it traces Strange's development through his childhood and early years on the Metropolitan Police Force in Washington, D.C. as the inner city turns to riots, arson, and looting in the wake of Dr. King's assassination.
This is no ordinary crime novel. It transcends genres being at once a crime novel and a sociological history of the fifties and sixties in D.C. The writing is so crisp and the characters so well developed that it almost makes one want to go back and reconsider all the ratings given on other books. Few can measure up to how good this book is.
This is both a crime novel and a fictionalized history novel that explores the twentieth century and race relations through the civil rights era. It does so by exploring the characters involved and is quite an excellent accomplishment. Through small clues like soda fountains and radio stations, Pelecanos captures the spirit of the times and does so quite well. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very enjoyable book. Main character is Derek Stange a Black Policeman in Washington DC book is set in 1968, during the run up to Martin Luther Kings assassination. Very easy to read book. I imagine this book captures this period in time very well. Worth reading. I will look out for more of Pelecanos books.