Homicide

A Year On The Killing Streets

By:

David Simon

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Canons

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'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.

Author Biography:

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, and Treme with Eric Overmyer. He lives in Baltimore.

Release date Australia

July 16th, 2015

Author

David Simon

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Introduction by Richard Price

Edition

Main - Canons edition

Pages

672

Series

Canons

Dimensions

129x198x37

ISBN-13

9781782116301

Product ID

22968680

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