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Title: just please rob the liquor stores
Review: My first Pelecanos novel and won't be my last because I've heard such good things. But this stand alone heist novel is overlong. There is a great 100 page story in this book but the plot is dragged out to 300 pages with too many points of view and too many back stories for minor characters. You could skip the first 80 pages without missing much.The action sequences are riveting and well written but don't begin until chapter 20.
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