Historical Fiction by James Bremer, Sr. In 1935 I was a year out of law school and an Assistant Prosecutor on New York District Attorney Thomas Dewey’s staff when I got a call from him asking, “Mr. Jensen, how would you like to help me send that bastard Charles Luciano up the river?” I replied,Continue reading “Jakob’s American Dream”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
Bedford Drive
Crime Fiction By Charles Jacobson Los Angeles: Friday, April 4, 1958. 8:06 pm. Detective Ken Stricker left his ailing mother at the Valley Hospital, put on a coat and slid into his black ’56 Packard. Vice had been quiet. He caught a 273 and 314 on the scanner, switched it off and dialed in GuyContinue reading “Bedford Drive”
Book Review: Trick Baby
Book Review by Chris Bunton After reading the non-fiction book, “Pimp” by Iceberg Slim. I decided to check out his fiction books starting with Trick Baby. The book was very good, and well written. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it It begins with the author telling the story that was told to him, by one of hisContinue reading “Book Review: Trick Baby”
Movie Review: Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
Review by The Yard In the movie, a writer named John Kelso played by John Cusak, travels to Savannah Georgia to cover a Christmas party put on by Jim Williams played by Kevin Spacey. He quickly finds himself pulled into the local color of Savannah. After the party Jim Williams (Spacey) shoots a Savannah nativeContinue reading “Movie Review: Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil”
Movie Review: Pain Hustlers
Movie Review By The Yard Pain Hustlers on Netflix is an excellent movie that tells the story of Zanna pharma breaking into the pain meds market and making a ton of money. In the film, a desperate working mother needs a job and she uses her street smarts to help build up the company. TheContinue reading “Movie Review: Pain Hustlers”
Book Review: The Heights
By Chris Bunton This book review is about “The Heights” written by Ray Franze It is a historical fiction novel, expected to be released in October by Blue Handle Publishing. The book tells the story of Sal Liparello, a mobster from Chicago Heights, who rises up and builds a criminal empire during the days ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Heights”
The Score
By Jack Durant Timothy Coffey was nervous. The feeling had been rife throughout recent days, crawling along his chest and stomach in search of weakness it could burrow inside. Coffey had ignored these notions as nothing but resurgent memories to smother. A task current circumstance was estimating him to be thoroughly unprepared. He blamed thisContinue reading “The Score”
Bugsy Siegel’s Last Pal
True Crime By Steven G. Farrell The citizens of Las Vegas, Nevada were all afraid of Bugsy Siegel, the notorious gangster from New York. Afraid and respectful. “Ben”, the name he used in his inner circle, was a long-time partner of such Manhattan big shots as Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano, and Frank Costello. He evenContinue reading “Bugsy Siegel’s Last Pal”
Grovers Mill
By Devin James Leonard Dear Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, My name is Winston, and by the time anyone should find this letter that I have left on the dining room table, I shall be long gone. The date is October 31, 1938, and the reason for my writing this is in relation to the twoContinue reading “Grovers Mill”
The Last Drop
By Steve Saulsbury The baby has been ill, Richard was told. He worried throughout the weekend. Then on Tuesday, he told Anna, “I will pick the boy up tonight.” That evening he went to the bakery. Anna was working the late shift. Richard hunched at the counter, attempting to joke. He was close to theContinue reading “The Last Drop”