About the book: 1959 / They waylaid me in a bar on Second Avenue. They waited until the evening crowd subsided, and then they just took it. These two smiling big men in fashionable narrow-brimmed hats could easily get lost among the young clerks. But whoever understands would immediately notice the barely visible misalignment of the shoulder, arising from the habit of always carrying weapons on one side, and this left a special imprint on their appearance.