Homicide
A Year On The Killing Streets
Seiten
2015
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Main - Canons Edition
Canongate Canons (Verlag)
978-1-78211-630-1 (ISBN)
Canongate Canons (Verlag)
978-1-78211-630-1 (ISBN)
The bestselling true crime classic from the creator of The Wire
'A masterpiece' MARTIN AMIS
'The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer' NORMAN MAILER
Based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore, David Simon's true crime masterpiece reveals a city few will ever experience. Day in day out citizens are shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.
'A masterpiece' MARTIN AMIS
'The best book about homicide detectives by an American writer' NORMAN MAILER
Based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore, David Simon's true crime masterpiece reveals a city few will ever experience. Day in day out citizens are shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world.
David Simon is an author, journalist, producer and script writer and is best known as the creator of HBO's Peabody Award-winning series The Wire. His first book, the international bestseller Homicide, won the Edgar Award and the Anthony Award and became the basis for the NBC award-winning drama. His second book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of An Inner-City Neighbourhood, co-authored with Edward Burns, was made into an Emmy-winning HBO miniseries. Simon also co-created the HBO series Generation Kill with Ed Burns, Treme with Eric Overmyer and We Own This City with Ed Burns and George Pelecanos. He lives in Baltimore.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.7.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Canons |
| Einführung | Richard Price |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 484 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror | |
| Schlagworte | Englisch; Krimis/Thriller |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78211-630-3 / 1782116303 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78211-630-1 / 9781782116301 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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