I'm broadening my horizons and reading something that isn't Stephen King/John Grisham/Michael Connelly/Dennis Lehane.

It's Drama City by George Pelecanos, who wrote on The Wire.

60 pages in and so far, so good, with scope to get better.

It's kind of like Carlito's Way with a black guy, I think, though I haven't got into the meat of the story yet.

An ex con gone straight who may or may not be dragged off the straight and narrow by events involving the crew he used to run with.

You get hints of The Wire, though there's no great social commentary, like in the Lehane (also wrote on The Wire) or Connelly books.