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  The Big Blowdown (Paperback) By (author) George P. Pelecanos

  

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  Short Description for The Big BlowdownFor two local young men, Pete Karras and Joey Recevo, the easiest way to find work after the war is by providing a little muscle for a local boss who runs a protection racket with the Mafia. The trouble with Pete Karras is that he is just too soft on his fellow immigrants, and the last thing the boss wants is for his mob to get soft.
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  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail
  • Published: 01 June 2001
  • Format: Paperback 313 pages
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  • Categories: Crime
  • ISBN 13: 9781852427382 ISBN 10: 1852427388
  • Sales rank: 74,785

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Full description for The Big Blowdown

• Washington DC, 1946. For two local young men, Pete Karras and Joey Recevo, the easiest way to find work after the war is by providing a little muscle for a local boss who runs a protection racket with the Mafia. The trouble with Pete Karras is that he is just too soft on his fellow immigrants, and the last thing the boss wants is for his mob to get soft. The boys have to teach Karras a painful lesson that he won't forget. Three years later Pete and Joey meet up once more and a final confrontation puts the meaning of friendship and honour to the ultimate test. "The Big Blowdown" is the first novel in Pelecanos' acclaimed "Washington Quartet".