Grimy, violent, dirty 80's...smog, sweat and blood. This is the film tie-in based on the screenplay, so I don't know just how much of this "based on a true story" story is true, but it's an easy, entertaining read. And given it's the movie adaptation, I found it near impossible to not read the character of Jerry Beck as Don Johnson. But that's not a bad thing, that's an awesome thing...