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.