Order of George P. Pelecanos Books

George P. Pelecanos is an American novelist of detective fiction. His novels usually take place in Washington D.C. (his hometown). His characters include Nick Stefanos, D.C. Quartet and Derek Strange. Aside from being an author, Pelecanos also works as a TV writer, TV producer and as a film producer.

Pelecanos became a published author in 1992 when he began the Nick Stefanos series with A Firing Offense. Below is a list of George Pelecanos’ books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Nick Stefanos Books

A Firing Offense	(1992)
Nick's Trip	(1993)
Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go	(1995)

Publication Order of D.C. Quartet Books

The Big Blowdown	(1996)
King Suckerman	(1997)
The Sweet Forever	(1998)
Shame the Devil	(2000)

Publication Order of Derek Strange & Terry Quinn Books

Right as Rain	(2001)
Hell to Pay	(2002)
Soul Circus	(2003)
Hard Revolution	(2004)
What It Was	(2012)

Publication Order of Spero Lucas Books

The Cut	(2011)
The Double	(2013)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Shoedog	(1994)
Drama City	(2005)
The Night Gardener	(2006)
The Turnaround	(2008)
The Way Home	(2009)
The Man Who Came Uptown	(2018)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Martini Shot

(2015)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Measures of Poison	(2002)
D.C. Noir	(2005)
D.C. Noir 2	(2008)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2008	(2008)
The Highway Kind	(2016)

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One Response to “Order of George P. Pelecanos Books”

1. Janice Kruse: 10 months ago

   In your book,”The Man Who Came Uptown”, several books were mentioned. I’ve managed to find a few, but can’t find The Passenger or Hard Rain Falling. Can you tell me the author of “The Passenger”? I will eventually find Carpenter’s “Hard Rain Falling, but I thik it’s going to take some time.
   Thank you.

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