![]() ![]() ![]() Ida, one of the women Fred had tried to befriend is shocked by Fred’s death and starts acting like a private investigator retracing Fred’s and Pinkie’s paths that day to give evidence to the police. Doesn’t work – he gets stabbed and killed. Fred is desperately trying to hook up with a woman – any woman - to keep him company so he can’t be stabbed in front of a witness. Pinkie, the teenage sociopath, is hunting down Fred to stab him for somehow crossing the gang. (The novel was published in 1938.)įred, another young man, distributes cards anonymously for a newspaper guessing game competition. It was never quite clear to me where the actual money comes from but it appears they are making money off the numbers racket or illegal slot machines. Pinkie, a young man who is pure evil, is in control of a mob-like gang. The story is set in Brighton, a Coney Island type beach resort a day-trip by train from London. ![]()
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