In another story by this author, the prayers of         the Orlov family appear to exorcise a ghost haunting their apartment, but with the perverse consequence of turning Roman Orlov into an alcoholic because he has no place to sleep.
One work by this author consists of a series of interrogations conducted by the title character with men such as Leo, Irving, and Duffy. In another story, set in a bar run by Brother B., Railroad Shorty kills the bartender Fancy in a fight for making up dirty stories about Shorty and Venus. In addition to writing "The Face on the Barroom Floor," and "The Captain Has Bad Dreams," this author wrote of Luther's fatal attempt to rob the Jitney Jungle in the story "So Help Me." In another story by this author, the prayers of         the Orlov family appear to exorcise a ghost haunting their apartment, but with the perverse consequence of turning Roman Orlov into an alcoholic because he has no place to sleep. This author wrote about Captain Kozak's interrogation of "Lefty" Bicek concerning the robbery and murder of a drunk in a story which takes its title from the object Bicek claims he was out to get as his alibi. For 10 points, identify this author whose stories of Chicago, including "How the Devil Came Down Division Street," and "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," are contained in his collection The Neon Wilderness.
One work by this author consists of a series of interrogations conducted by the title character with men such as Leo, Irving, and Duffy.
Nelson Algren