My used-in-good-condition copy of "Confessions of a Yakuza" is out for delivery.
I think that one's going to be fascinating.
"Sandman Slim" is very, very good, in a fairly pulpy way.
@mcfate
And need to add that to the list.
If you like that, may want to check out "Tales from the Gas Station" by Jack Townsend. Similarish style.
Burke is the sort of a person you wouldn't want to meet outside a work of fiction.
@testamonk
It reads kind of like one of Andrew Vacchs' "Burke" novels.