Mike Sager is to drugs, porn, and crimes of desperate delusion what
Dominic Dunne is to the society murder. In addition to his
long-classic Rolling Stone story "The Devil and John Holmes" (which
helped inspire the upcoming Val Kilmer film, Wonderland) and his
groundbreaking GQ piece about murdered Irish investigative reporter
Veronica Guerin (also the subject of a major film starring Cate
Blanchett), Scary Monsters and Super Freaks is a wonderful rogue's
gallery of up-close pieces about the most public failures of the
American dream. From Rick James and his drug-fueled detour into
white slavery to the life and suicide of porn starlet Savannah,
from deep inside the beating of Rodney King and the Heaven's Gate
cult suicides to Chuck Berry's sexual predilections, this book
brings to high-profile true crime a highly identifiable voice and
style. Currently Esquire's Writer-at-Large, Sager takes us along
for the ride with a raft of other figures including the late NWA
Rapper Easy E. Winner, the FBI agent who fell in love with his
informant, and the highest ranking DEA agent to be busted for drug
trafficking. This is a brilliant debut collection by one of
America's most respected and stylish crime writers.
General
| Imprint: |
Thunder's Mouth Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2003 |
| First published: |
December 2003 |
| Authors: |
Mike Sager
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
480 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-56025-563-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-56025-563-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781560255635 |
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