The Gambler and the Bug Boy: 1939 Los Angeles and the Untold Story of a Horse Racing Fix by John Christgau

"One could almost think that this entertaining work by Christgau . . . is a novel if it weren’t for the 40 pages of citations at the back. . . . Recommended . . . for those enjoying character-driven historical true crime."—Library Journal

Read earlier praise for The Gambler and the Bug Boy at http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/09/praise-for-th-3.html.