MATTER OF HONOR

Pelecanos, a true maestro of detective noir literature, in A Matter of Honor takes the reader to another Washington from that of the much-vaunted power and opulence of politicians and diplomats, to a world of family secrets and revenge, where the line that separates good from evil bad is thin. Frank Farrow and Poman Otis organize the robbery of a restaurant that acts as a storefront for an illegal betting company. But everything goes wrong for them. They are forced to kill all the witnesses, while Richard Farrow, who is waiting for them outside, falls dead during a fight with a suspicious police officer. In their attempt to escape, the two hardened criminals fatally injure a small boy. The child's father is Dimitri Karas, who years later is trying to get back on his feet. He participates in a psychological support group together with close relatives and friends of the victims of the massacre. His path will cross once again with that of private detective Nick Stefanos, who offers him a job so he can get back on his feet. In A Question of Honor, Karas seems reborn from his ashes. But the ruthless Frank Farrow has sworn revenge on the policeman responsible for his brother's death. When Karas is informed about the return of his child's killer to the city, he realizes that there is only one way to get his blood back... After the success of his two previous books King Suckerman and Sweeping Explosion Big Blowdown) from OKY Publications, George Pelecanos, one of the greatest living detective fiction writers, returns powerfully to give a unique end to a trilogy that has as central heroes three generations of Greek immigrants in Washington.