Criss Cross

Milo "Meat" Pitts is released from prison with a dream of hitting the big score. His wife, Starla Hudek, works at Fleets grocery store. Although Milo hasn't seen Starla in recent times, they are still legally married. His scheme is to get information about the security of the store from his wife and then rob it as the receipts are carried to the armored car. Milo's planner is Doc Kasperson, whose current business is selling a hair restoration product. Also involved is Milo's former cellmate, Ducky, an unimaginative bungler. Mitch Morse, a former Detroit cop applies for a job in the security department at Fleets. He meets Starla and tries to get to know her better. In Mitch's last job, he met a new security employee. Jean Satterfiels, a recent college grad who has become attracted to him. With a group of characters that would have made Elmore Leonard proud, the gang begins their plot. One thing goes wrong after another as the story progresses with halarious resutls. The story is well done and some of the crazy things these characters do had me laughing out loud. Mitch was a complicated character who changed pleasantly as the story developed. The writing was clear and the dialogue was superbly done.