Title: Mister Boxe - Eddie Muller - book
Summary :
1948, San Francisco.
Billy Nichols, aka "Mister Boxing," a journalist for the San Francisco Inquirer, king of the boxing ring and nightlife, is finally "at the center of it all." He couldn't be more right. By agreeing to cover up the death of Gig Liardi, badly beaten up by his protégé, heavyweight Hack Escalante, Mister Boxing stirs up a nauseating mess. And unwittingly identifies himself as the number one suspect. The meticulous Francis O'Connor, a homicide detective, has him in his sights. Boxing, according to the films of John Huston and Clint Eastwood, is the poor man's royal road to fame and fortune. Whether you fight with your fists or with words, it always takes sweat and courage to avoid the dirty tricks of a world of swindles and betrayal. When they aren't those of love.
