Little Caesar
Author: first_name: W. R.
last_name: Burnett
Language: English
Year: 1929

This classic hardboiled noir novel describes the struggle-filled career of Rico Bandello, in the seamy world of Chicago crime in the 1920s. Published in 1929, the book became the basis of the quintessential 1931 film of the same name, starring Edward G. Robinson.  - Summary by Mark Harrington