{"product_id":"alcohol-tobacco-and-firearms-stories-and-essays-hardcover","title":"Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories and Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim McLoughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wistful Irish sensibility and memories from a 30-year career as a peace officer in the New York City criminal justice system haunt this solid collection . . . With spare prose, McLoughlin creates memorable vignettes of urban life. Fans of Kent Anderson's \u003cem\u003eLiquor, Guns \u0026amp; Ammo\u003c\/em\u003e will want to check this out.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms couldn't be more New York. Tim McLoughlin drops a ton of big-city knowledge and wisdom, rich in lived-in detail, with humor that's hard as the sidewalk.\" --John Strausbaugh, author of \u003cem\u003eCity of Sedition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAlcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms\u003c\/em\u003e, Tim McLoughlin draws upon his three-decade career in the criminal justice system with his characteristic wit and his fascination with misfits and malfeasance. A lifetime immersed in New York City feeds short stories that evoke a landscape of characters rife with personal arrogance and misjudgment; and nonfiction essays about toeing the line when the line keeps disappearing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An opioid-addicted catsitter electronically eavesdrops on his neighbors only to hear devastating truths. A degenerate gambler stakes his life on a long shot because he sees three lucky numbers on the license plate of a passing car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the nonfiction essays, we learn that the system plays a role in supporting vice, as long as it gets a cut. Altar boys compete to work weddings and funerals for tips in the shadow of predatory priests. Cops become robbers, and a mob boss just might be a civil rights icon. McLoughlin shines a light on worlds that few have access to.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A recurring theme in his urban, often New York-centric work is chronic displacement, people standing still in a city that is always changing. These are McLoughlin's ghosts, these casualties of progress, and he holds them dear and celebrates them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIM McLOUGHLIN is the editor of the multiple award-winning anthologies \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir 2\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir 3\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eHeart of the Old Country\u003c\/i\u003e, was a selection of the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers program, won Italy's Premio Penne award, and was the basis for the motion picture \u003ci\u003eThe Narrows\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been published in seven languages. McLoughlin retired after working for thirty years as a peace officer in the New York City criminal justice system, and divides his time between Brooklyn and Eastern Pennsylvania. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767967514912,"sku":"9781617759840","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/27d89da97dd78680ce45ced9abf62d5b.webp?v=1780321742","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/alcohol-tobacco-and-firearms-stories-and-essays-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}