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"Starts in Manhattan. Guy is in mafia. He has a girlfriend who knows nothing about that. He has a separate apt she knows nothing about. Keeps cash. Weapons. He grew up in mafia family but was taken in by them. He's not related. But son of mafia boss hated him cause he knew father liked him more. When mafia boss is dying he asks his adopted son to kill him cause he's suffering. He does n real son comes after him. He goes to his girlfriend's work and it's a restaurant. She's the hostess I think. It's been blown up. But she wasn't in it. So he gets his girl n they take off down south. He then has to tell her the truth. The mafia son n henchmen are after them. Somehow they get her. There's torture. But her boyfriend saves her n kills the mafia son There's gruesome torture in it. I think mafia son skins someone alive. They're down South then"
May 21, 2026

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The Big Blowdown
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The Big Blowdown

George P. Pelecanos

1996
7 editions
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