George Pelecanos Writer

"Pelecanos" redirects here. For the private investigator and Federal convict and defendant, see Anthony Pellicano.George P. Pelecanos (born 18 Feb 1957) is an American author. Many of his works are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer. He worked extensively on the HBO series The Wire.