Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.

He used to be on the bomb squad, but it's not until he transfers out that Chris Mankowski really begins juggling with dynamite. Rape and revenge are just the tip of the iceberg in a twisty tale that brings Detroit denizens to life - and occasional death - in all their seedy glory, circa 1974.—Elmore Leonard