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With spare prose, McLoughlin creates memorable vignettes of urban life. Fans of Kent Anderson’s \u003ci\u003eLiquor, Guns \u0026amp; Ammo\u003c\/i\u003e will want to check this out.” —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 \u003ci\u003eCity of Sedition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms\u003c\/i\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAn 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA 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\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIM McLOUGHLIN\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of the multiple award–winning anthologies \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir and Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth\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\u003e The 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. \u003ci\u003eAlcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories and Essays\u003c\/i\u003e is his latest work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556176679073,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781617759840","price":30.35,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781617759840_a5ae8cab-2e26-444d-ae64-4ee3640d55a0.jpg?v=1781807725","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/alcohol-tobacco-and-firearms-hardcover-by-tim-mcloughlin","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}