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02435cam a2200397Ka 4500 001 8925A31C2B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 005 20200130012934 008 050321s2005 nyu d 000 1 eng d 020 $a 9780375435225 020 $a 0375435220 035 $a (OCoLC)58541705 040 $a BKL $c BKL $d SILO $d TEF $d BA# $d SILO 050 14 $a PS3572.A33 $b T96 2005b 082 04 $a 813/.54 $2 22 100 1 $a Vachss, Andrew H. 245 1 $a Two trains running / $c Andrew Vachss. 260 $a New York : $b [Random House Large Print, $c 2005] 300 $a 640 p. (large print) ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a The time, 1959-and America. The place-a small, entirely corrupt Midwestern burg named Locke City, currently owned top to bottom by homegrown Royal Beaumont. Crippled by a childhood disease, Royal rules from a wheelchair-throne; few, though, have ever doubted that his power is absolute. Or not until now, when rival mobs-one Irish, one Italian-suddenly sense windows of opportunity. They lurk at Locke City's perimeter and sniff around Royal's honey-pots-prostitution, gambling, protection-in a way calculated to cause maximum anxiety. In response, Royal sends for outside help in the form of Walker Dett, a man with the sort of "stillness" to him. Dett is a killer, a hired gun with the war smarts of a Clausewitz. There's plot and counterplot as hard guys maneuver for position and form unlikely alliances. Dett, however, is always in charge, a dodge ahead of his enemies. He schemes, lures and, when at last he pounces, few are left standing. But Dett has a softer side and it catches him unaware. One night, the Angel of Death meets an Earth Angel and, to his astonishment, he falls in love. Life altering for Dett; for thereader unexpectedly moving. A bit of a slow coach in the middle, but it recovers well. 650 0 $a Illegal arms transfers. $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Organized crime. $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Black power $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Politicians $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Racism. $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Mafia. $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Gangs $v Fiction. 655 0 $a Political fiction. 655 7 $a Suspense fiction. $2 gsafd 655 0 $a Large type books. 939 $a 5389921 941 $a 2 945 $a lpt 952 $l VIPA334 $d 20211204011245.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202030337.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8925A31C2B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b BA#Initiate Another SILO Locator Search