Junkie

Steve is a brawny saxophone-playing man who upon coming home one night, finds an old fling in his apartment smoking while playing some old Jazz records.
His phone rings, a cop friend tell him a fellow musician is dead and they need to talk. Steve heads over to the crime scene and finds out his ex girlfriend whom he is still pining over is the main person of interest.

Steve goes on a man-hunt to find out who killed his old jazz-playing buddy and to convince the cops his girlfriend is not the killer. He finds himself in the seadiest parts of town, the swinging side of town. Girls throw themselves at Steve, beer and whiskey is necessary as is blood and air is to live. Steve uncovers the ugly side of his girlfriends life, and tries hard to remain faithful and unwavering in his attempt to rekindle what they once had.

Junkie is a fun read that keeps you riding along at a very fast pace as soon as the first pages are open. You get a glimpse of the dark city life back before cell phones were avialable, before banks were available 24/7 but also a little reminder that people are were always very desperate people especially when put in desperate situations. I loved it.