by George Pelecanos
Joe Recevo and Pete Karras were friends since they were kids, until their boss decided he didn't like Pete and had him badly beaten, giving him a crippling knee injury. Three years later, their lives will soon intersect when their old boss decides he wants Nick Stefanos, Karras' employer at a diner...
A World War Two vet drifts into providing muscle for a protection racket in Washington D.C. but really does not have the stomach for the work. I thought this was a very interesting look at DC after the war, especially within the immigrant community.
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