Introduction Shaken, not stirred
Part I Old school Brooklyn
The horror at red hook by H.P. Lovecraft
Borough of cemeteries by Irwin Shaw
Luck be a lady by Maggie Estep
Part II Cops & robers
By the dawn’s early light by Lawrence Block
The best-friend murder by Donald E. Westlake
The men in black raincoats by Pete Hamill
Part III Wartime Brooklyn
Tralala by Hubert Selby, Jr
The boys of Bensonhurst by Salvatore La Puma
Steelwork by Gilbert Sorrentino
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