Author: Assael, Shaun
Price: $20.93
Category:Community & Culture Biographies
Publication Date:2016-10-18T00:00:01Z
Pages:320
Binding:Hardcover
ISBN:10:039916975X
ISBN:13:
Las Vegas, the 1970s. Richard Nixon was launching America’s first war on heroin; boxing was in its glory days; The Strip was being transformed from a playground for the mob to a mecca for corporate dollars. Sonny Liston was cashing in on his fading notoriety in the casinos, dealing drugs, working as an enforcer for a crime syndicate, and trying to break into Hollywood as an action star. On January 5, 1971, Liston was found dead in his home, with heroin in his blood. Accidental OD– or murder? Assael treats Liston’s death as a cold case, and takes a fresh look at Liston and the town he called home.
