by George P. Pelecanos · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782020606578
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«Blanc comme neige» is the crime novel by George P. Pelecanos, published by Seuil in paperback (416 pages, in French).
A mother asks detective Derek Strange, a black former policeman from Washington, to investigate the death of her son, an officer shot by a white policeman in confusing circumstances. Strange joins forces with Terry Quinn, the officer who fired, and his journey through the underworld reveals police corruption, racism and drug trafficking.
It is the first installment of the Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series. The novel was published in 2001 as Right as Rain; this French edition includes the translation by François Lasquin and Lise Dufaux.
For readers of crime and detective fiction who enjoy investigations with a social and racial background.
George P. Pelecanos is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and is also the co-creator of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.
