What the heck is a “Grease-man”?
In his novel Spree (which concerns a heist crew who hit an entire mall), Max Allan Collins (author of Road To Perdition) gives a fairly detailed description of a guy using explosives to open a safe. He repeatedly mentions using “grease” which, it turns out, is just a slang term for nitro. However, Collins never says that the guy with expertise in this field is called a “grease-man.” At least, I don’t see such a reference as I look through the book. Maybe if I read the whole thing again… In any case, Collins cites three books that he used as “nonfiction source material” for the novel. Crime as Work (1973), Crime Pays (1975), and Game of Thieves (1981). None of these appear to have
