Akashic Books U. S. - Cleveland Noir - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: FROM THE Editors Introduction: Cleveland is a working - class town though its great institutions were founded by twentieth - century robber barons and magnates It's this mix of the wealthy and the working class that makes this city - an urban centre of brick and girders surrounded by verdant suburbs - a perfect backdrop for lawlessness. Cleveland has certainly seen its share of high - profile crime. Eliot Ness Cleveland's director of public safety in the 1930s hunted unsuccessfully for the 'torso murderer who killed and dismembered twelve people in Kingsbury Run the area now known as the Flats then populated by bars brothels flophouses and gambling dens. The famous disappearance of Beverly Potts in the early 1950s on Cleveland's west side made national headlines. The sensational murder of Marilyn Sheppard in Bay Village and the imprisonment and eventual acquittal of her husband the surgeon Sam Sheppard became the basis for a popular television drama The Fugitive The noir stories in this volume hit all these same notes and their geographies reflect the history of the city and its politics its laws poverty alienation racism crime and violence.'
Title: Cleveland Noir
Brand: Akashic Books U. S.
Barcode: 9781636140995
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 8/1/2023
Category: Crime & Mystery