Steelyard Blues Author:Timothy Harris This book is based on the screenplay by David S. Ward which was made into the 1973 movie starring Jane Fonda, Peter Boyle, and Donald Sutherland. — There's Veldini, an ex-con with a talent for wrecking cars; Iris, a natural-born hooker; Eagle, a screwball with a costume for every occasion; Duval, a semiretired pick-pocket; and the Kid, who tags ... more »along wherever he's wanted. They're five of the oddest crooks you've ever met, out to steal a plane they can't possibly fly, reckless enough to think they'll get away with it, and crazy enough not to really care.« less