532 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Out of the past -- Once upon a time in Los Angeles -- Our man in Hollywood -- Bleeding the dream merchants -- The big squawk -- Crime don't pay -- A warlock's carnival -- Neon Babylon -- The spy who came in from the pool -- A coffin for Johnny.
Summary
Describes career of mobster Johnny Rosselli, who was a bootlegger in the Roaring Twenties and protégé of Al Capone who went on to corrupt unions and rob moguls in Hollywood in one of the biggest extortion plots in history.
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