Loisaida -- a New York Story - Marion Stein - Books - Caradeloca Press - 9780615336817 - April 3, 2015
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Loisaida -- a New York Story

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"I think I should have been listening to Lou Read whilst reading it."                                                                            -- Jack, Goodreads review
The core of this gritty, only in New York-story was inspired by real events - a beautiful, aspiring dancer slain. The psychotic roommate has confessed, but a dilettante actor-turned-journalist thinks there's more to it and investigates. Soon one of his sources mentions he might have better luck gaining trust if he'd shoot dope. 
Welcome to New York's East Village, aka Loisaida, circa 1988. Meet your neighbors - artists, dreamers, hustlers, devil worshipers, anarchists, junkies and yuppies - all competing for breathing space in a city without air. It's the era of greed, when the poor are objects of scorn not sympathy, and the gentrifiers view themselves as urban pioneers. This is a story about sex and drugs and real estate. This is a story about a murder... 

Word Count: 101k Genre: Literary Fiction, General Fiction, Neo-noir, Literary Thriller

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 3, 2015
ISBN13 9780615336817
Publishers Caradeloca Press
Pages 304
Dimensions 225 × 16 × 150 mm   ·   421 g
Language English