Soul Circus (novel)

Soul Circus
First edition cover
AuthorGeorge Pelecanos
LanguageEnglish
SeriesStrange and Quinn
GenreCrime
PublisherLittle Brown
Publication date
March 2003 (First edition)
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint
Pages336
ISBN0-316-60843-2 (Hardcover first edition)
OCLC49332886
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3566.E354 S68 2003
Preceded byHell to Pay 
Followed byHard Revolution 

Soul Circus is a 2003 crime novel by George Pelecanos. It is set in Washington DC and focuses on private investigators Derek Strange and Terry Quinn. The title refers to dialogue from within the novel where two young drug dealers discuss their lives. It is the third novel to involve Strange and Quinn, following Right as Rain (2001) and Hell to Pay (2002).

The book won the 2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller.