Catrina A. reviewed on 12/30/2010

I began reading The Night Gardener, a book club selection, without any prior knowledge of the author, George Pelacanos. I'm originally from Washington, DC (where the story takes place) so I initially believed that the descriptions of the people & places were what were so familiar to me. But after reading more & more I realized it was the way the story was being told was what was really familiar. After doing some research on the writer I discovered why the story seemed so familiar & was so riveting ... George Pelacanos is one of the writers behind The Wire! One of my all time favorite shows!

Anyone who knows The Wire knows riveting storytelling & will appreciate this book.

This gripping, multilayered, so-much-more-than-a-typical mystery, mystery is one of my all time favorites. With two & ½ weeks to go until the book club meeting to discuss The Night Gardener I decided to re-read it. Id only been away from the characters for two days but was already missing them. Since then Ive shared it with friends and am anxiously its return so I can read it again & again.

If you enjoy it 1/2 as much as I did you'll love it.

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