The Wire: Truth be Told - Softcover

Rafael Alvarez

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ISBN 10: 1847676537 ISBN 13: 9781847676535

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2009

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THE WIRE has been widely hailed as the greatest television series of all time. It portrays the war of attrition between Baltimore's hardened police force and its drug dealers, and the blurring of good and evil, justice and injustice, right and wrong. The Wire: Truth Be Told takes the reader inside the world of THE WIRE, detailing many of the real-life incidents and personalities that have inspired the show's storylines and characters. Packed with photographs and featuring an introduction by series creator and executive producer David Simon, as well as essays by acclaimed authors George Pelecanos, Ed Burns, Richard Price, Laura Lipmann, Denis Lehane, it covers all five series in glorious detail.

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Book Description:

Behind the scenes and onto the streets with one of the most acclaimed series of all time

About the Author:

Rafael Alvarez is a novelist based in his native Baltimore. He learned to write on the city desk of the BALTIMORE SUN. He is the author of ORLO AND LEINI MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN and occasionally works as a laborer on ships crewed by the Seafarers International Union. He has been a writer on all of THE WIRE's five seasons.

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