Author - George Pelecanos
Right as Rain
Derek Strange is hired by Chris Wilson's mother to find out why her son, a black police officer, was killed by a white police officer, on a dark night in no man's land.
Derek guesses the answer is a case of mistaken identity, driven by the assumptions and preconceptions of innate racism. But what Derek finds is a hesitant affinity with the officer, who is desperate to proclaim himself "colour-blind." Dismissed from the force and convinced that there's more to his own story, the officer asks to join Derek in his investigation.
Right as Rain is a very masculine novel. It is chauvinist. It is ferocious and gritty in its depiction of drugs and drug use, and women take subservient roles to men. If you want great women characters go read someone like Penny Vincenzi. If you want a hard-hitting storyline then George Pelecanos might just be for you.
The conflict of Right as Rain is for truth, integrity and moral redemption, and the result is unquestionably a knockout.
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