Street of the Lost - Paperback

by David Goodis (Author), Duane Swierczynski (Introduction by)

STREET OF THE LOST

Ruxton Street is like a big snake. Everyone it touches, it swallows. It even looks like a snake. It's always wet with saliva and phlegm and urine and spilled wine and whisky and homemade powerhouse. There is always dirty water in the gutters.Many times Lawrence tries to get away from it, but something always pulls him back. Back to his wife and her drunken family. Back to Hagen...

Bully that he is, Hagen rules the Street. He rules it with his fists-and Pancho's knife. Lawrence has always steered clear of Hagen, refusing to get involved. He lets the Street be the Street, turns his back on Hagen's crimes. But when Hagen rapes and kidnaps the Chinese girl, something shifts in him. Hagen takes him aside, tries to figure if he can still trust Lawrence. He's lived on the Street so long, even Lawrence doesn't know the answer to that one.