Endorsements

“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 City of Sedition

“Whether writing fact or fiction, McLoughlin does so with an ear to the street. His Irish cops are as good as anything by Richard Price, and his essays about New York City life are incomparable. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is to be devoured in bite-sized bits but savored like a four course meal. Get this book!”
—T.J. English, author of The Westies: Inside New York’s Irish Mob

“Reading Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is like being a fly on the bathroom wall of my favorite shitty cop bar in south Brooklyn where the horrible and the hilarious are beating the crap out of each other over a game of eight ball. I loved it.”
—Lydia Lunch, author of So Real It Hurts

“In Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Tim McLoughlin’s slice-of-life observations about the gritty despair and raw humanity of New York City capture the pain and promise of our beloved concrete jungle.”
—Nelson George, author of The Death of Rhythm & Blues

“Whether in fiction or nonfiction, Tim McLoughlin is an armed and dangerous judge of his own crimes and misdemeanors within the New York underworld. His stories are both tactile and ethereal, offering the square world a scuba dive into the depths of what we do.”
—Kenji Jasper, author of The House on Childress Street

“With a wry, knowing voice of ruthless authenticity, McLoughlin delivers the goods.”
—Gary Phillips, author of Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem