TY - SER KW - Roman Catholics KW - Italian Americans KW - ministers KW - attorneys KW - Polish Americans KW - sex workers KW - Greek Americans KW - organized crime KW - steel industry KW - priests KW - police KW - Black Americans KW - Protestants AU - David Chacko AB - Ben Caulder is an idealistic young lawyer who represents blacks, the poor, petty criminals, and con men. One of his clients is Leon Blue, who runs vice in the red light district, Brick Alley, and is challenged for its control by a white gangster. C1 - 1962 C3 - Allegheny County; Monongahela River; Allegheny River; Ohio River; Youghiogheny River; McKeesport; Renziehausen Park; Homestead; Clairton; Pittsburgh; Hill District; Mt. Washington; Oakland; W. Mifflin; Allegheny County Airport; Washington County; Charlero C4 - Literary; Crime; Detective CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Ben Caulder is an idealistic young lawyer who represents blacks, the poor, petty criminals, and con men. One of his clients is Leon Blue, who runs vice in the red light district, Brick Alley, and is challenged for its control by a white gangster. PB - Delacorte Press PP - New York PY - 1981 RN - David Chacko (1942— ) graduated in 1959 from McKeesport Technical High School. He earned degrees at Wright State University and the University of Connecticut, served in the U. S. Air Force during the 1960s, and was a professor of English at the University of Bridgeport. Chacko has written more than 20 novels—crime, espionage, and historical. EP - 276 p. TI - Brick Alley ER -