Right as Rain

Right as Rain

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name = Right as Rain
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image_caption = First edition cover
author = George Pelecanos
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country = United States
language = English
series = Strange and Quinn
genre = Crime novel
publisher = Little Brown
pub_date = February 2001
english_pub_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 336 pp
isbn = ISBN 0316695262 (Hardcover first edition)
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followed_by = Hell to Pay

"Right as Rain" is a 2001 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on private investigator Derek Strange and his new partner Terry Quinn. It is the first novel to involve the characters and is followed by "Hell to Pay" (2002), "Soul Circus" (2003) and "Hard Revolution" (2004).

Plot introduction

The novel follows private investigators Derek Strange as he works on several cases in Washington DC. Strange's main case is to investigate the death of Chris Wilson. Strange focuses on ex-cop Terry Quinn who shot Wilson. Both were police officers and the shooting led to Quinn's discharge from the police department. The shooting was high profile and characterised as racially motivated; Quinn is caucasian while Wilson was African American. Quinn becomes involved in the investigation himself as he is desperate to clear his conscience.cite web
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title = Right as Rain
publisher = Hatchett Book Group USA
accessdate = 2007-09-20
url = http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/features/georgepelecanos/rightasrain.html]

Explanation of the novel's title

The internal police investigation of Quinn's shooting of Wilson determined that Quinn was blameless, that the shooting was "right as rain."

Characters

Derek Strange is an ex-cop and current private investigator. Strange has a successful business and is a lifelong resident of Washington DC.

Major themes

Race is a major theme of the novel.cite web
author =
title = Cops in the Hood
publisher = New York Times
accessdate = 2007-09-20
url = http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/03/25/reviews/010325.25taylort.html?_r=1&oref=slogin]

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