Taxi Driver

by Raymond Knister

Raymond Knister left behind a number of manuscripts following his sudden death at age 33.In 2006, Black Moss released the never before published"There Was A Mr. Cristi. "This new work, also found andnever published, except in part in a short story, places thefocus upon Knister's years of driving a taxi in Chicago.This was during the Roaring Twenties, and one can onlyimagine what life was like in a city dominated by Capone.Where this novel differs from his others is that it examineslife in a large American city with all its hustle and drivefor success. In the underbelly of a city marked by crime, this young taxi driver ventures, and out of it emerges withvivid memories. Is it autobiographical? It certainly is, including one tale of being abducted by Chicago thugs.

96 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2007