The Night Gardener reads like a prime time television drama. This isn't so surprising, seeing as the author George Pelecanos is a writer for the critically acclaimed hit "The Wire". This guy has a knack for dialogue, because of this the book is a unique experience. The story unfolds as a televisions show might, it flows easily and is believable.
The relationships are complex, the characters flawed, the questions unanswered. The novel brings reality back to cop dramas. I loved reading about cops that don't always make the best decisions, about how the daily grind of working police put an indelible mark on families, and I liked that some questions remained unanswered in the end.
When a teenager ends up dead in a public garden, the murder brings up the ghost of unsolved cases past for a couple of ex-cops and a cop who's son was friends with the victim. The trio feel compelled, each for their own personal reasons, to solve this case no matter what. In the end they find that the cases that consume them individually have a far greater reach than they could have ever imagined.
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Announcing the winners of the Hachette Book Group giveaway for 5 copies of the George Pelecanos novel "The Night Gardener"
1. Carlene
3. Fokxxy
5. Belinda M.
All of the winners have been emailed and the books will be in the mail soon!
Again a big thanks to Hachette Book Group for providing the books.
Posted by Holly
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1 comments:
I'm so excited to win this one. Thanks for the giveaway! Congrats to all the other winners too!
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