BILLY BATHGATE<i> by E.L. Doctorow (Random House: $19.95; 320 pp.) </i>
“Billy tells the story in vividly cinematic scenes, related with a mix of rich detail, irony, tension and a nervy, darting reflectiveness that keeps taking us in unexpected directions.”
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