Brother Lowdown Author:S. K. Epperson A cop and a killer, both abused as children by their respective mothers, meet on a Wichita, Kansas, street and instinctively recognize each other as bearers of the same dirty secret: a festering desire to harm women. The bad guy, nicknamed Brother Lowdown, whose mother bit off half of his penis, uses his charm and ethereal good looks to disarm w... more »omen who have the same blonde hair and made-up faces as Mommy before he coolly slits their throats. Terra Donlevy inspires in Lowdown more honorable feelings because she doesn't wear makeup or practice any other form of feminine deception. Simon Brith, a responsible police officer with a few rough edges, wrestles with his attraction and aversion to Terra.« less