The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights

by Shaun Assael

Book Overview

A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days. On January 5, 1971, Sonny Liston was found dead in his home--of an apparent heroin overdose. But no one close to Liston believed that his death was acci-dental. Digging deep...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039916975X
• ISBN13: 9780399169755
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"