{"product_id":"king-suckerman-hardcover","title":"King Suckerman - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge P. Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the week leading up to the Bicentennial celebration in Washington, D.C., and King Suckerman is the hot new blaxploitation film that's got everyone talking. Small-time dealer Dimitri Karras and his friend, record-store owner Marcus Clay, are out looking to score some weed when they stumble in on a big deal gone bad -- and pick up some cash that isn't theirs. Pursued by a trigger-happy gangster looking to settle the score, Dimitri and Marcus suddenly find that they're players in a savage game of cross and double-cross....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly evoking the retrocool of seventies music, clothes, and movies, King Suckerman is bold, real, and violent -- a supercharged thriller in the hardboiled tradition of Jim Thompson, David Goodis, and Pulp Fiction. Here is George Pelecanos's strongest work to date -- a book that is certain to win him a whole new audience of admirers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Pelecanos is the author of several highly praised and bestselling novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat It Was\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Turnaround\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also an independent-film producer, an essayist, and the recipient of numerous international writing awards. He was a producer and Emmy-nominated writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e and currently writes for the acclaimed HBO series \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.38 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724191109183,"sku":"9780316695909","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6e7f7c5480615c9781e4daf109483f9b.webp?v=1765101822","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/king-suckerman-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}