All stories should end in death

I'm constantly reading books. I have something like a hundred unfinished novels lying around in my apartment that I just pick up and continue where I left off. This one I took from a library and while at it, I didn't look at other novels, therefore I finished it. And that says a lot. Mr. Pelecanos, he has a good rhythm going on in his text. Not overly complicated story, but nice characters and cool things going.