Whatever happened to George Pelecanos?

Long time readers of this blog know that I am a fan of US crime writer George Pelecanos. I have been since my wife (then girlfriend) bought me one of his novels back in 2006. Well, it struck me recently that he hasn't published anything since The Man Who Came Uptown in 2018. I read it in early 2020, enjoyed it tremendously and waited for his next book. And waited. And waited. Because Pelecanos hasn't published anything since then. His webpage does not say anything about any new publication and doesn't seem to have been updated in a while. He might be busy on Tv projects, but I do hope he will write more crime novels, because I miss his work.

New Pelecanos coming

I learned this recently: George Pelecanos will finally publish another book, coming this September! It is about time. I had read all his books and I have been wanting more for the last two years or so. The upcoming novel is titled The Man Who Came Uptown and I can barely wait. Reading the description on its Amazon page, I am already very excited: a former convict turned avid reader free in a world he no longer recognize. Only Pelecanos could come with something like this, gritty and dark yet very human and full of heart. It is going to be a long wait.