L.A. noir
Subtitle: the struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city
By: John Buntin
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Three Rivers Pr.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780307352088
Subjects: Organized crime; Social conditions; History
Other titles: Los Angeles noir; Struggle for the soul of America's most seductive city
Description: A journalist and case writer presents a social history of Los Angeles, from Prohibition to the Watts riots, focusing on the long-running war between notorious gangster Mickey Cohen, and the man who would become the city's most famous police chief, William H. Parker.
Notes: Originally published in hardcover by Harmony Books, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-408) and index.