{"product_id":"the-blue-flame","title":"The Blue Flame","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of twenty-three novels and story collections set in and around Washington, D.C. He was a writer and producer on HBO's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wire, The Pacific, Treme, The Deuce, We Own This City\u003c\/i\u003e, and the feature film \n\u003ci\u003eD.C. Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR GEORGE PELECANOS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A modern storytelling master.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Like his hero Elmore Leonard, Pelecanos finds the humanity in the lowest of lowlifes...Pelecanos's peppery dialogue energizes every page.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLloyd Sachs, Chicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If I were in jail, George Pelecanos would be on my reading list, right up there with James Lee Burke and Elmore Leonard...Pelecanos's characters are so human and so doomed. This is an author who writes with the steady hand of a man who knows he's driving a cool set of wheels and respects his own mechanical skills.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed...The guy's a national treasure.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis Lehane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Using his customary knowing dialogue and stripped-down, soulful prose, Pelecanos skillfully, sensitively works the urban frontier where the problems and stresses of everyday life cross the line into the sort of criminal behavior that could tempt anyone--anyone at all.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Here we see what makes Pelecanos's best writing so resonant: the sense of longing, of miscommunication, the way love does not enlarge us but rather makes us small.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The writing is taut, the violence is graphic, and the characters are so well-drawn that they step off the page and into your life...As good as it gets.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce DeSilva, Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Crackles with energy.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The characters--good-hearted, ill-intentioned, or in between--are shown by Mr. Pelecanos with loving clarity, free of cliché, condescension, or illusion...Delivers the thrills of an action movie and the poignancy of fine storytelling.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Nolan, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781538779101, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781538779101, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Cardinal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496195621142,"sku":"9781538779101","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781538779101.jpg?v=1783057269","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blue-flame","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}