231:
Nick
Stefanos is now working as a bartender after being fired from his position with electrical goods chain "Nutty Nathan's". He remains friends with his old sales colleague Johnny McGinnes. Billy Goodrich is an old high school friend of Stefanos and the two took an extended road trip together after
24:
191:
as he investigates the disappearance of an old friend's wife and the murder of another friend. It is the second of several
Pelecanos novels to feature the character and the second book of a trilogy with Stefanos as the main character. The preceding book in this series is
494:
486:
470:
392:
502:
384:
215:
is a bartender at a neighborhood place called "The Spot". His high-school friend Billy
Goodrich asks him to search for his missing wife.
316:
223:
The title refers to Nick
Stefanos' journeys in the novel both in his past (with Goodrich) and in the present on his investigation.
535:
357:
200:
540:
530:
127:
309:
525:
150:
302:
256:". The novel is told from a first person perspective like many private investigator stories.
8:
435:
427:
478:
248:
The series as a whole has been described as tightly plotted with "intricacies to rival
135:
122:
376:
341:
326:
253:
249:
194:
180:
161:
73:
37:
277:
443:
400:
184:
519:
419:
212:
188:
294:
142:
63:
275:
106:
102:
240:
The novel is concerned with substance abuse by the main characters.
462:
23:
136:
162:
243:
271:
269:
218:
266:
517:
276:James Stephenson and Kevin Burton Smith (2007).
324:
310:
317:
303:
22:
358:Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go
232:high school but have since lost touch.
201:Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go
518:
298:
412:Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series
207:
244:Literary significance and reception
13:
179:is a 1993 crime novel from author
14:
552:
219:Explanation of the novel's title
235:
536:Novels set in Washington, D.C.
198:and the series concludes with
1:
226:
259:
7:
10:
557:
531:Novels by George Pelecanos
454:
411:
368:
333:
187:and focuses on bartender
160:
148:
134:
130:(Hardcover first edition)
121:
113:
97:
89:
79:
69:
59:
51:
43:
33:
21:
541:St. Martin's Press books
280:. Thrilling Detective
526:1992 American novels
334:Nick Stefanos series
55:Nick Stefanos series
369:D.C. Quartet series
168:PS3566.E354 N5 1993
18:
479:The Night Gardener
16:
513:
512:
393:The Sweet Forever
208:Plot introduction
172:
171:
90:Publication place
548:
377:The Big Blowdown
342:A Firing Offense
327:George Pelecanos
319:
312:
305:
296:
295:
289:
288:
286:
285:
273:
195:A Firing Offense
181:George Pelecanos
164:
138:
81:Publication date
74:St Martins Press
38:George Pelecanos
26:
19:
15:
556:
555:
551:
550:
549:
547:
546:
545:
516:
515:
514:
509:
450:
444:Hard Revolution
407:
401:Shame the Devil
364:
329:
323:
293:
292:
283:
281:
278:"Nick Stefanos"
274:
267:
262:
246:
238:
229:
221:
210:
185:Washington D.C.
183:. It is set in
153:
98:Media type
82:
29:
12:
11:
5:
554:
544:
543:
538:
533:
528:
511:
510:
508:
507:
499:
491:
487:The Turnaround
483:
475:
467:
458:
456:
452:
451:
449:
448:
440:
432:
424:
415:
413:
409:
408:
406:
405:
397:
389:
385:King Suckerman
381:
372:
370:
366:
365:
363:
362:
354:
346:
337:
335:
331:
330:
322:
321:
314:
307:
299:
291:
290:
264:
263:
261:
258:
245:
242:
237:
234:
228:
225:
220:
217:
209:
206:
170:
169:
166:
158:
157:
154:
149:
146:
145:
140:
132:
131:
125:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
80:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
27:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
553:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
521:
506:(August 2011)
505:
504:
500:
497:
496:
492:
489:
488:
484:
481:
480:
476:
473:
472:
468:
465:
464:
460:
459:
457:
453:
446:
445:
441:
438:
437:
433:
430:
429:
425:
422:
421:
420:Right as Rain
417:
416:
414:
410:
403:
402:
398:
395:
394:
390:
387:
386:
382:
379:
378:
374:
373:
371:
367:
360:
359:
355:
352:
351:
347:
344:
343:
339:
338:
336:
332:
328:
320:
315:
313:
308:
306:
301:
300:
297:
279:
272:
270:
265:
257:
255:
251:
241:
233:
224:
216:
214:
213:Nick Stefanos
205:
203:
202:
197:
196:
190:
189:Nick Stefanos
186:
182:
178:
177:
167:
165:
163:LC Class
159:
155:
152:
151:Dewey Decimal
147:
144:
141:
139:
133:
129:
128:0-312-08862-0
126:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:United States
92:
88:
84:
78:
75:
72:
68:
65:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
28:First edition
25:
20:
501:
495:The Way Home
493:
485:
477:
469:
461:
455:Other novels
442:
434:
426:
418:
399:
391:
383:
375:
356:
349:
348:
340:
282:. Retrieved
247:
239:
236:Major themes
230:
222:
211:
199:
193:
175:
174:
173:
17:Nick's Trip
436:Soul Circus
428:Hell to Pay
350:Nick's Trip
176:Nick's Trip
64:Crime novel
520:Categories
498:(May 2009)
471:Drama City
284:2007-11-06
227:Characters
156:813/.54 20
85:March 1993
325:Works by
260:Footnotes
107:Paperback
70:Publisher
254:Chandler
143:27068911
103:Hardback
44:Language
503:The Cut
463:Shoedog
250:Hammett
101:Print (
47:English
490:(2008)
482:(2006)
474:(2005)
466:(1994)
447:(2004)
439:(2003)
431:(2002)
423:(2001)
404:(1999)
396:(1998)
388:(1997)
380:(1996)
361:(1995)
353:(1993)
345:(1992)
117:276 pp
105:&
52:Series
34:Author
114:Pages
60:Genre
137:OCLC
123:ISBN
252:or
522::
268:^
204:.
318:e
311:t
304:v
287:.
109:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
