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The Big Blowdown


A Mystery Novel


Book 1 of the DC Quartet Series

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Washington DC, 1946. For Joey Recevo and Pete Karras, two kids from one of Washington's rougher neighborhoods, the easiest work to find after the War is all criminal—providing a little muscle for a local boss.

But Karras is soft on his fellow immigrants, and the boss can't let his mob get soft, so one of his boys gives Karras a painful lesson.

Three years later, it's the same mob that figures big Nick Stefanos's grill needs protection—and this decision will once again bring Joey and Pete face-to-face.

In this final confrontation, the two of them will find the meaning of friendship, the heart of honor, and the cost of both.

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