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A Fistful of Murder - The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon (Paperback)
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A Fistful of Murder - The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon (Paperback)
Series: Hamilcar Noir
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Loot Price R249
Discovery Miles 2 490
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"Carlos Monzon's life was one that could have been defined with an
almost unblemished boxing record, but was ultimately overtaken by a
completely defaced personality. The only legacy he leaves is that
the narrative, told brilliantly in the book, is unfortunately so
absorbing."-Jack Porter, The Sportsman From the pages of Fistful of
Murder... The death of Alicia Muniz wasn't a complete surprise to
anyone who knew Carlos Monzon. The surprise was that no one else
had died in his company. He had a volcanic temper. He drank heavily
and used cocaine. He drove recklessly, had a fascination with guns,
and had been arrested many times for physical assaults. In February
of 1988, with his personal life in shreds, Monzon had finally
reached the nadir of an existence defined by hostility, with
nothing to obstruct his most savage instincts. *** Carlos Monzon
was one of Argentina's most celebrated figures. A renowned boxing
champion and movie actor who enjoyed affairs with beautiful women,
he also harbored a secret life of drug use, alcohol, and domestic
violence. When his estranged wife was found dead-strangled and
tossed from a balcony-Monzon confessed that they'd fought the night
before, but he couldn't remember what had happened. The resulting
murder trial cast a long shadow over Monzon's legacy and launched a
decades-long battle between his critics and defenders. In A Fistful
of Murder, Don Stradley explores Monzon's turbulent life, from his
beginnings in poverty to his dramatic rise to stardom, all the way
to the case that shook a country-and still haunts Argentina today.
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: The Void CHAPTER 2: Rome, 11/7/1970 CHAPTER 3:
"They Killed Themselves with Laughter" CHAPTER 4: Luna Park 1965-69
CHAPTER 5: Champion CHAPTER 6: Garbage and Miracles CHAPTER 7: Bad
Bennie CHAPTER 8: Bullets CHAPTER 9: Taking on the World CHAPTER
10: A Glass Full of Piss CHAPTER 11: The Boxer and the Beauty
CHAPTER 12: "He Can Be Evil" CHAPTER 13: One Fight/One Film CHAPTER
14: Superstar CHAPTER 15: El Macho's Last Ride CHAPTER 16:
Desperate Sundown CHAPTER 17: Alicia CHAPTER 18: The Lady on the
Bricks CHAPTER 19: Murder in Mar del Plata CHAPTER 20: Killer and
Still Champion CHAPTER 21: The Outlaw Saint A Fistful of Murder:
The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon is the fifth in the Hamilcar
Noir series. Hamilcar Noir is "Hard-Hitting True Crime" that blends
boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories captured in
high-quality prose, with cover art inspired by classic pulp novels.
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