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Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Michael Hudson spends the long days in prison devouring books given to him by the prison's librarian, a young woman named Anna who develops a soft spot for her best student. Anna keeps passing Michael books until one day he disappears, suddenly released after a private detective manipulated a witness in Michael's trial. Outside, Michael encounters a Washington, D.C. that has changed a lot during his time locked up. Once shady storefronts are now trendy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
292 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
After returning home from serving in Iraq, Spero Lucas makes a living doing special investigations for a defense attorney and catches the attention of a high-profile crime boss who offers Lucas a high paying job he can't refuse.
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity, from esteemed crime fiction writers, George Pelecanos"--
"When the Carusos' son is involved in a holdup, the family home comes under siege in the form of a no-knock warrant. Months after the cops destroyed their home, the Carusos struggle to return to normal. Elsewhere, two former inmates reunite by chance on the set of a TV production. Both have found their way...
Series
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a single sprawling drug investigation in Baltimore, against the backdrop of the mayor's reelection campaign. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
Publisher
Warner Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
©2010
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 775 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, where easy distinctions between good and evil are challenged at every turn.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 632 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amid the ruins of New Orleans, ordinary people--musicians, chefs, residents--find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if the city that gave birth to that culture still has a future.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 674 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Over a year has passed since Katrina, but residents are finding it harder than ever to rebuild their lives, much less hold on to their special cultural identity. So why bother to stay? Because it's New Orleans. And New Orleans must go on.
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 605 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery, with outside profiteers looking to cash in on short-term gains. The series' focus is still on ordinary people, but they no longer accept their lack of influence on the institutions that have controlled the city.
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 410 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
New Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery, heightened by the historic election of a new president, is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these five final episodes of Treme, New Orleans' protagonists strive to build their own legacy...
