George Pelecanos has great taste in music and it bleeds through his work. Along with writing The Wire and Treme, the dude pens taut crime novels that are soaked in D.C. insider knowledge and music savvy.
I highly recommend his Nick Stefanos trilogy (which I finished this last week) not only for the entertainment value but also for the great music discussed.
Equally comfortable citing deep cuts in classic rock, funk, rap, college radio, R & B and soul, Pelecanos mentions the music playing in a given scene to enhance the mood and/or for the reader to gain further insight into the characters. Reading his books has turned me on to some great artists and some overlooked tracks.
Below are a collection of such songs culled from Nick's Trip and What it Was.
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