I once got to hear Les Roberts speak to a group of writers. One of the topics he touched on was his Milan Jacovich series. The title of this books seems to come from a 1970s fashion that's worn by one of the characters in this book--polyester suit, white shoes and belt. I remember the style, but I never heard it called that.

Unfortunately, I was probably too young to remember most of the places Roberts lists in this novel. Roads are still around, but I suspect many of the businesses are no more (or they were made up by Roberts and never existed at all).

Milan is a complicated character--imperfect, but trying to better himself. Buddy is thrust upon Milan by the local mob. At first he's just there, then I grew to like him, but he also was a bit of an annoying character with his simpleness, his bottomless-pit stomach, and a few other character traits.

In the end, the perpetrators were a mix of who I thought they were and a surprise that I'd never considered. ( )