Donald Westlake writes great dialog, and the dialog made the story. The week Ray Kelly is discharged from the Air Force his father, brother and sister-in-law are murdered. Kelly is severely injured and loses an eye. What was supposed to be the start of a new life as a civilian becomes a quest for who and why, followed by retribution. Sounds simple-- but it wasn't. Westlake threw me a curve ball or brushed me back every time I got comfortable. I enjoyed 361, and I'm looking forward to his other works.