Right as Rain

Right as Rain is the ninth novel by George Pelecanos. It was first published in 2001. It is the first novel in the Derek Strange and Terry Quinn series. 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).

The novel follows private investigator 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. Quinn was discharged after the fatal shooting. Strange is an ex-cop himself, he has a successful business and is a lifelong resident of Washington DC.

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.

The novel's title is drawn from 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
 * Terry Quinn
 * Ray Boone
 * Earl Boone
 * Edna Loomis
 * Janine Baker
 * Lionel Baker
 * Greco
 * Ron Lattimer
 * Juana Burkett
 * Chris Wilson
 * Sondra Wilson
 * Leona Wilson
 * Ricky Kane
 * Cherokee Coleman
 * Angelo Lincoln
 * Tonio Morris
 * Nestor Rodriguez
 * Lizardo Rodriguez
 * Lydell Blue
 * Jimmy Simmons
 * Denice Simmons
 * Raphael
 * Ernesto
 * Leon Jeffries
 * Leon's Grandmother

Chapters

 * Chapter 1
 * Chapter 2
 * Chapter 3
 * Chapter 4
 * Chapter 5
 * Chapter 6
 * Chapter 7
 * Chapter 8
 * Chapter 9
 * Chapter 10
 * Chapter 11
 * Chapter 12
 * Chapter 13
 * Chapter 14
 * Chapter 15
 * Chapter 16
 * Chapter 17
 * Chapter 18
 * Chapter 19
 * Chapter 20
 * Chapter 21
 * Chapter 22
 * Chapter 23
 * Chapter 24
 * Chapter 25
 * Chapter 26
 * Chapter 27
 * Chapter 28
 * Chapter 29
 * Chapter 30
 * Chapter 31
 * Chapter 32
 * Chapter 33
 * Chapter 34