The Murder of Sonny Liston (häftad, eng)

<p><b>Sonny Liston was a legend, described by Mike Tyson as &quot;the baddest man boxing ever produced&quot;. From veteran sports reporter Shaun Assael, <i>The Murder of Sonny Liston </i>is a gripping, intense examination of the former Heavyweight Champion's death in mob-ruled 1970s Las Vegas.</b><br><br><b>'<i>The Murder of Sonny Liston</i> is a classic of the genre' &ndash; <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>On January 5th 1971, former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston was found dead at his Las Vegas home.<br><br>Liston&rsquo;s death, labelled an overdose, has long hung over Las Vegas and the boxing world, leaving unanswered questions about his ties to mob kingpins, drug lords, billionaire hoteliers and powerful promoters.<br><br>Against the backdrop of the pivotal era in the history of Las Vegas when the mob turned a sleep desert oasis into a gambling paradise, Shaun Assael's <i>The Murder of Sonny Liston</i> is both a riveting murder hunt and a stunning portrait of a city that was home to the Rat Pack, race riots and glittering high-rises along the strip.<br><br><b>'Shaun Assael has delved deeper into Liston's mysterious death than anybody and come up with sensational results' &ndash; Nigel Collins, former editor-in-chief of <i>The Ring</i></b></p>

Format	Häftad
Omfång	320 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Pan Macmillan
Utgivningsdatum	2017-08-10
ISBN	9781509814824