Owning Up From the writer/producer on The Wire, The Deuce and We Own This City

<p><h2> 'Perhaps the greatest living American crime writer' STEPHEN KING</h2><br><br><b>'Pelecanos... has continued to produce first rate crime novels' BRUCE DESILVA</b><br><br><b>****<br></b><br>After the Carusos family home is destroyed by police with a no-knock warrant, the family struggle to return to normal.<br><br>Two former inmates reunite on a TV set. They're both back on the straight and narrow ... until one sees the potential for an easy grift.<br><br>A teenage boy must step into the man he'd like to be as a hostage crisis grips his hometown.<br><br>A woman adrift meets a man tied to her grandmother's past, and awakens to the bloody history of the place she grew up.<br><br><b>Pelecanos' portraits are characterized by shades of grey, resisting the mold of heroes and villains, victims and perpetrators, good and evil. At once streetwise and full of heart, <i>Owning Up</i> grapples with random chance, the bind of consequence, and the forked paths a life can take.</b><br><br>****<br><br><b>Praise for George Pelecanos:</b><br><br>'Triple-distilled excellence. Pelecanos is the undisputed poet laureate of America's most secret city. Not just recommended: this is essential reading.'<b> LEE CHILD</b><br><br>'Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels I'm left a little awed and a little envious. The guy's a national treasure.' <b>DENNIS LEHANE</b><br><br>'Pelecanos is a powerful writer - he deserves to be listed among the best.' <i><b>OBSERVER</b></i><br><br>'Gold-standard character-driven crime writing that few will ever match.' <i><b>FT</b></i><br><br>'George Pelecanos writes hard-boiled fiction with heart.' <i><b>SUNDAY TELEGRAPH</b></i></p>