Books like Doom Fox by Iceberg Slim
Doom Fox, written in 1978 and recently unpublished, continues Iceberg Slim's underground series with a story centered on Joe "Kong" Allen and his glamorous, treacherous wife. Set in Los Angeles after World War II, the novel traces three decades of city life, exposing a vivid world of low‑riding chippie‑catchers, prize fighters, prostitutes, and slick preachers. Building on Slim’s reputation for detailing inner‑city hustler culture, Doom Fox delivers a no‑holds‑barred, unapologetically gritty depiction of the Los Angeles ghetto.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Iceberg Slim
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