GEORGE PELECANOS is the author of 22 novels and story collections set in and around Washington, D.C., including his latest novel, Buster: Un perro (Akashic Books). He is a screenwriter, essayist, TV writer, and producer whose credits include The Wire, Treme, The Deuce, y We Own This City, and he has received numerous international writing awards. Pelecanos is also the editor of the bestselling volumes D.C. Noir (Akashic Books) and D.C. Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Books). He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.