The Martini Shot

Description:

"Whether they're cops or conmen, savage killers or creative types, gangsters or God-fearing citizens, George Pelecanos' characters are always engaged in a fight for their lives. They fight to advance or simply to survive; they fight against odds, against enemies, even against themselves. In this, his first collection of stories, the acclaimed novelist introduces readers to a vivid and eclectic cast of combatants."--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Death,  Investigations,  Television cop shows,  Short stories,  Immigrants,  Informers,  Short Stories (single author),  Fiction,  Adoption,  Crime,  Amerikanisches Englisch,  Erzählung,  Fiction, short stories (single author),  FICTION / Short Stories (single author),  FICTION / Crime,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies,  Mystery and detective