—Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Times
“Between the wonderful dialogue, the characters who unpeel like onions before your eyes, and action that punches from the shoulder and hip—the very technique Thomas Flynn taught young Chris—Mr. Pelecanos brings things off with bravura.”
—John Weisman, Washington Times
“A well-written and touching story…. The latest novel from this master crime writer revisits familiar territory: family bonds, moral choices, and a young man’s struggle to find his place in the world…. As so often happens in Pelecanos’s novels, those who take the moral high road are dragged into a scenario of murder, greed, and retribution.”
—Carol Memmott, USA Today
“Notions of revenge, redemption, and justice fuel this thriller…. Pelecanos, a seasoned novelist and a writer for The Wire, means to provoke more than quickened heartbeats.”
—The New Yorker
“Good suspenseful writing.”
—Michael Helfand, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Labeling Pelecanos a crime novelist is as much an understatement as describing The Wire as a TV show set in Baltimore…. Pelecanos spreads his fictional net wide, exploring the effects on his flawed characters of corruption, violence, racial conflict, and the struggle for redemption.”
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
“Pelecanos writes with an unflinching eye; his descriptions of violence and those who perpetrate it are harsh as reality. He isn’t sympathetic to society’s underbelly, but he’s quietly passionate in calling for change and suggesting some steps along that road. His language is spare, his characters tightly imagined. The Way Home is, at times, a painful read, but one that feels true.”
—Robin Vidimos, Denver Post
“George Pelecanos has been moving in a new direction in his recent work, focusing less on the crimes in his novels and more on the characters. While readers might miss that previous emphasis, this change adds a richness that is a real pleasure…. The power of the book is in Pelecanos’s exploration of themes like the relationship between fathers and sons, and the possibility of redemption.”
—David J. Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times
“In The Way Home, it’s the little things that matter…. Pelecanos is fascinated by the minor decisions that end up making a huge difference in the long run, and the ripples that result when good but imperfect people try to do the right thing—even when they’re not exactly sure what the right thing is.”
—Kevin Allman, Washington Post
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Reading group guide copyright © 2011 by George P. Pelecanos and Little, Brown and Company
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