| From the first page of the 1978 Fontana edition: 'I could see Rico approaching the foot of the pier, hunchbacked by the sack he had slung across his shoulders. I left my car and followed him on foot, walking softly and narrowing my distance. 'Drop it, Rico,' I said. 'Get your hands up.' He made a move to heave the sack overside. It struck the top rail and fell, spilling some of its contents on the planking. There were human bones caked with dirt, a damaged human skull, rusted engine parts from an old car. Rico turned on me swinging. I moved inside his flailing arms and hit him several times in the belly, then once on the jaw. He went down and stayed for a while...' |
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