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By the mid 1950s, the Democrats regained control of the Senate, and Robert Kennedy took charge of the Senate Committee on Investigations. He wanted to make up for the time McCarthy wasted hunting Communists, and the lackadaisical national a… more

Some time in the early 1960s, during the golden age of organized crime in America—the era that would inspire The Godfather; Goodfellas, and even The Sopranos—federal investigators pulled every known piece of information on more than 800 Maf… more

It’s Hollywood in 1948, and studio cop John McClellan has his hands full. With Mickey Cohen’s gangsters blasting Bugsy Siegel and Washington Communist-hunters blackmailing Hollywood, McClellan is faced with a dying studio head, a lying movi… more

This biography of celebrity gangster Mickey Cohen digs past the sensational headlines to deliver a remarkable story of a man who captivated, corrupted, and terrorized Los Angeles for a generation.When Bugsy Siegel was murdered, his henchman… more

In late 1966, the world’s richest man, Howard Hughes, took occupancy of the top two floors of the Desert Inn on the Strip in Las Vegas. After his time was up he refused to vacate the space, and wound up buying the Inn for thirteen million d… more

Famed attorney Melvin Belli was flamboyant, eccentric, and narcissistic. He called a liar, a charlatan, and an ambulance chaser. But those who knew Belli also described him as genius and revolutionary thinker, a lawyer who changed the legal… more

Tough, cynical, and clever, Nathan Heller has been called “the perfect private eye”, the best investigator that Chicago (where ‘lightning’ means gunfire) has to offer. In this engaging collection of thirteen stories, Heller encounters gangs… more

Los Angeles 1954 Patrick “Felony” Flynn has been fighting all his life. Learning the “sweet science” from Father Tim the fighting priest at St. Vincent’s, the Chicago orphanage where Pat and his older brother Mickey were raised, Pat has bat… more

It was the 1950’s. The white-hot Cold War was raging between The USA and The USSR. And, in Joseph Stalin’s mind, nothing would be quite as hot as assassinating the ultimate symbol of Western machismo culture - the actor John Wayne. Thus, th… more

“Read this man’s book.” —James EllroyA harrowing, edge-of-your-seat narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels—the real events behind the blockbuster Warner Brothers film starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Rya… more

Famed attorney Melvin Belli was flamboyant, eccentric, and narcissistic. He was called a liar, a charlaton, a womanizer, and an ambulance chaser. It was suggested more than once that he should be disbarred. But those who knew Belli also de… more

Who would have thought that an acting career that began as a teenage star in the “Annette” series on The Mickey Mouse Club, Walt Disney’s Zorro, The Roy Rogers Show, and That’s My Mom would lead to the role of confidante and assistant to So… more

Other cities have histories. Los Angeles has legends. Midcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as “the white spot of America,” a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesome Midwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the w… more

This is both a fascinating history of time gone by and a biography of a survivor and Lewis has written it with flash and substance. — Howard Schwartz - Gambler’s Book Club, Las Vegas”I found Celebrity Gangster intense, dramatic, a real pag… more