The Sweet Forever

Using pop culture to convey the atmosphere, George Pelecanos portrays characters caught in an intricate web of drugs and violence in the mean streets of Washington, D.C., in 1986.

Author: George P. Pelecanos
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 08/03/1998
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.24w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780316691093

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/1998 pg. 60
Publishers Weekly 06/01/1998 pg. 56
Booklist 06/15/1998 pg. 1735
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/1998 pg. 921
Publishers Weekly 07/13/1998 pg. 64
Library Journal 07/01/1998 pg. 140
New York Times 09/27/1998 pg. 26
Booklist 04/15/1999 pg. 1455
Publishers Weekly Best Books 01/01/1998 pg. 43
Library Journal 04/15/1998
Library Journal 07/01/1998
Publishers Weekly 06/01/1998
Publishers Weekly 07/13/1998
Booklist 12/01/1998

About the Author
George Pelecanos is the author of several highly praised and bestselling novels, including The Cut, What It Was, The Way Home, The Turnaround, and The Night Gardener. 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 The Wire and currently writes for the acclaimed HBO series Treme. He lives in Maryland.