Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-235) and index.
Summary
A "look at the intertwining of alcohol and the underworld--represented by authors of crime both true and fictional and their glamorously disreputable characters, as well as by real life gangsters who built Prohibition-era empires on bootlegged booze. [The book] celebrates the potent potables they imbibed and the watering holes they frequented, including some bars that continue to provide a second home for crime writers"--Amazon.com.
Contents
The dark corner with cocktail in hand -- Prohibition -- Crime novelists and their characters -- Mob authors -- Cocktail noir on screen -- Real-life gangsters -- Gangster bars -- Bar noir -- The well-stocked home bar.
