Brother, you couldn't be more on the spot about Digger's Game. Andf I'll raise you one more ... Cogan's Trade. I was asked to write a tribute to Higgins this past November (the 10th anniversary of his death). Here it is: http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2009/11/three-masterpieces-etched-in-stone.htmlI did like the understated style of the Eddie Coyle film, though. You're right though, nothing could match that book. It's what got me started writing more than 30 years ago.
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