Right as Rain
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| Right as Rain | |
 First edition cover |
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| Author | George Pelecanos |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Strange and Quinn |
| Genre(s) | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Little Brown |
| Publication date | February 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0316695262 (Hardcover first edition) |
| Followed by | Hell to Pay |
Right as Rain is a 2001 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on private investigator Derek Strange and his new partner Terry Quinn. It is the first novel to involve the characters and is followed by Hell to Pay (2002), Soul Circus (2003) and Hard Revolution (2004).
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[edit] Plot introduction
The novel follows private investigators Derek Strange as he works on several cases in Washington DC. Strange's main case is to investigate the death of Chris Wilson. Strange focuses on ex-cop Terry Quinn who shot Wilson. Both were police officers and the shooting led to Quinn's discharge from the police department. The shooting was high profile and characterised as racially motivated; Quinn is caucasian while Wilson was African American. Quinn becomes involved in the investigation himself as he is desperate to clear his conscience.[1]
[edit] Explanation of the novel's title
The internal police investigation of Quinn's shooting of Wilson determined that Quinn was blameless, that the shooting was "right as rain."
[edit] Characters
Derek Strange is an ex-cop and current private investigator. Strange has a successful business and is a lifelong resident of Washington DC.
[edit] Major themes
Race is a major theme of the novel.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Right as Rain. Hatchett Book Group USA. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ Cops in the Hood. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
