Shame the Devil is a 1999 crime novel written by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on a botched robbery and its consequences. It is the last of four books comprising the D.C. Quartet. The other books in this series are The Big Blowdown, King Suckerman, and The Sweet Forever.

Shame the Devil
First edition
AuthorGeorge Pelecanos
LanguageEnglish
SeriesD.C. Quartet
GenreCrime novel
PublisherDennis McMillan
Publication date
1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages299 pp
ISBN0-316-69523-8 (Hardcover first edition)
OCLC41285041
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3566.E354 S53 2000
Preceded byThe Sweet Forever 

The book was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller.[1]

Plot introduction

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Two ruthless killers head into a pizza place to rob the joint while one of the men's brother waits in the car. The robbery goes wrong and the men kill the restaurant's employees. The robber in the getaway car is killed by a cop and the robbers hit a little boy in their escape.

The novel jumps forward two and a half years and introduces the character of Dimitri Karras, the father of the young boy. He attends grief counseling sessions with the family members of those who were killed that day. Karras begins to get used to living again when his friend, Nick Stefanos sets him up with a job as a bartender at "The Spot". Meanwhile, the robbers are plotting revenge. It all leads up to a showdown of good versus evil.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Mystery/Thriller Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Shame the devil : a novel (Book, 2000). [WorldCat.org]. February 26, 2012. OCLC 41285041.