Lady Las Vegas: The Inside Story Behind America's Neon Oasis

by Susan Berman

In a work that is part biography and part history, the author talks about about how Las Vegas became the city it is today, and about her father's Mafia involvement in the early days of the city

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1998

About the author

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Susan Berman was an American journalist, a versatile writer in many literary genres, a novelist and author of two memoirs. She was the daughter of Davie Berman, a Las Vegas mob figure.

Berman was killed weeks after the authorities re-opened an investigation into the disappearance of Kathie Durst in 1982. Berman’s longtime friend and suspect in the disappearance has been charged in the highly publicized murder case.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is the daughter of mobster David Berman. She grew up in Las Vegas when the city was being created. She is painfully honest about what it was like to grow up in Las Vegas before it was glitz, glamour and bright lights. From the "mobsters" to the stars and from the dusty desert beginnings to the Vegas of Steve Wynn, this book explores it all. I read it because I have never been there and am going next week. It was the homework before the field trip and I am glad I read it.