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Local Lore: George Pelecanos' 'The Turnaround'

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MONDAY: Richmond's got Patricia Cornwell. But, hey, just two and a half hours up 95, we've got our own crime noir extraordinaire in George Pelecanos. Take that!

The Silver Spring novelist stops by Arlington's Central Library from 7-9 p.m. to read from his latest work, "The Turnaround." The novel stems from a harrowing real-life incident in which three white youths in 1972 drove into the black neighborhood of Ken-Gar, hurling racial obscenities and a firecracker — before realizing they were cruising into a dead-end.

The fictionalized aftermath from this occurrence reverberates throughout the lives of characters on both sides in this poignant novel, which many have cited as one of the author's strongest works to date.

» Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015 North Quincy St., Arlington; Mon. Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m., free; 703-228-5990. (Ballston, Virginia-Square)

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