Hell to Pay (novel)

Hell to Pay
First edition cover
AuthorGeorge Pelecanos
LanguageEnglish
SeriesStrange and Quinn
GenreCrime novel
PublisherLittle Brown
Publication date
March 2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages288 pp
ISBN0-316-69506-8 (Hardcover first edition)
OCLC47120402
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3566.E354 H45 2002
Preceded byRight as Rain 
Followed bySoul Circus 

Hell to Pay is a 2002 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on private investigator Derek Strange and his partner Terry Quinn. It is the second novel to involve the characters and is preceded by Right as Rain (2001) and followed by Soul Circus (2003), and Hard Revolution (2004).

In 2003, Hell to Pay was a finalist for the Anthony Award for Best Mystery, Barry Award for Best Novel, Shamus Award for Best Novel, and Dilys Award.