Finished We /17/18
This is one of my ancient trade paperbacks and there's no notation that I've read it, but I probably read a different edition. It would make an excellent movie, and there was one made in the late 80's, but it's not available on Netflix or Prime.
Basically this is a story of Revenge. Teddy Magyk, a sleazy rapist, is put away by police detective, Vincent Mora. When Teddy gets out of prison, he seeks his revenge.
Set in Puerto Rico, Miami, and Atlantic City.
The first crime involves a young woman thrown to her death from a high rise in Atlantic City. This girl was friendly with Vincent when he was in Puerto Rico on leave. He had been shot in a robbery attempt..."he gave up the will to live".
The writing style is both pithy and picaresque- Leonard is a Master. I especially loved the character of Teddy Magyk. He's truly a one-of-a-kind psychopath. He looks harmless enough to drive an ice cream truck, yet he preys on old women. The guy's obviously got some 'mother issues'.
From the book's page at Amazon-
"Psycho mama’s boy Teddy Magyk has a serious jones for the Miami cop who put him away for raping a senior citizen—but he wants to hit Vincent Mora where it really hurts before killing him. So when a beautiful Puerto Rican hooker takes a swan dive from an Atlantic City high-rise, and Vincent naturally shows up to investigate the questionable death of his “special friend,” Teddy figures he’s got his prey just where he wants him. But the A.C. dazzle is blinding the Magic Man to a couple of very hard truths: Vincent Mora doesn’t forgive and forget . . . and he doesn’t die easy."
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