{"product_id":"vancouver-vice-crime-and-spectacle-in-the-citys-west-end","title":"Vancouver Vice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Chapman's latest Vancouver book explores the gritty history of the West End in the 1970s and '80s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAaron Chapman, the two-time Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award-winning author of such bestselling Vancouver-themed books as \u003ci\u003eVancouver after Dark\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gang in Town\u003c\/i\u003e, turns his gaze toward the city's tumultuous West End in his latest opus.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe late 1970s and early 1980s were a volatile period in the history of Vancouver, where broad social and cultural changes were afoot. This was perhaps most clearly evident in the West End, the well-known home to the city's tight-knit gay community that would soon be devastated by the AIDS epidemic. But the West End's tree-lined streets were also populated by sex workers, both female and male, who fought a well-publicized turf war with residents. This, combined with a rising crime rate, invited the closer attention of the Vancouver police, including its vice squad. But after a body was found dumped in nearby Stanley Park, it was discovered that the victim's high-profile connections reached far beyond the streets and back alleys of the West End, making for one of the most shocking investigations in Vancouver history, with secrets long held, and never fully told until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVancouver Vice\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the captivating beating heart of a neighbourhood long before the arrival of gentrifying condo towers and coffee bars. Part murder mystery, investigative expose, and cultural history, this book transports readers back to a grittier, more chaotic time in the city, when gambling dens prevailed, police listened in on wire taps, and hustlers plied their trade on street corners. With warm regard and a whiff of nostalgia, \u003ci\u003eVancouver Vice\u003c\/i\u003e peers behind the curtain to examine how the city once indulged in its vices, and at what cost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Chapman (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44733326721317,"sku":"9781551528694","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_3f9b2d47-e808-4a02-8910-1d6f7307a539.jpg?v=1679350416","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/vancouver-vice-crime-and-spectacle-in-the-citys-west-end","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}