Finished Fr 3/25/16. This is one of my novels, and I had read it and finished it on Sa 6/14/03. That was the day of the library book sale.
Charles Harmon- (Uppity Nigger Charlie/Brain Nigger Charlie) Black lawyer who left his pregnant wife to 'ride the rails'. Terrified of the responsibilities of commitment. This is what he refers to as 'the drift'.
Chocolate Walt, another Black hobo, asked Charlie to find his niece, Corina.
She has left her life to ride the rails on 'the upper line' (Northwest, Seattle/Spokane area)
LIQUID EVIL and BUZZ CUT GIRL are two hoodlums that Charlie encounters. They are working for the pimp/gangster, Kessler. He looks like the early Peter Frampton.
'George Plimpton' is the name of the walking stick/weapon that Charlie carries. This apparatus is a character in the novel and communicates with Charlie.
FTRA- Freight Train Riders of America
NLR- Nazi Low Riders These are the two gangs that rule the tracks.
A pair of serial killers are on the loose killing hobos at random. But it is believed to be an hispanic and a racially mixed man. It is Guillermo and Corina. Corina is doing the killing and making it look like the intellectually challenged Guillermo is the real Bad Guy. Men who come on to Corina will die by the blade.
A railroad detective, Haxton, befriends Charlie and helps him get to the bottom of the case.
Charlie kills Corina. Haxton shows up and seems to be the Bad Guy and tries to kill Cornina. He knows whats going on, and finally Charlie picks up on it. Charlie kills Corina. George Plimpton is broken.
In the end, Charlie gets 'Hope'. Might go back to his relationship, or not.
Link at amazon-
http://www.amazon.com/The-Drift-John-Ridley/dp/0345443489
author's page at wikipedia-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ridley
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