Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
First edition cover
Author(s)	Michael Douglas
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date	1970
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	222
Preceded by	Drug of Choice
Followed by	Grave Descend

Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues is a novel written by Michael Crichton and his brother Douglas Crichton under the joint pseudonym Michael Douglas. It was originally published in 1970. It was serialized in the Dec. 1970, Jan. 1971 and Feb. 1971 issues of Playboy Magazine.

Plot Summary

In order to hook-up with his new California girlfriend, a Harvard graduate involves her in an ill-fated plan to smuggle a suitcase full of contraband Lego bricks from Berkeley to Boston.

Film, TV, or theatrical adaptations

In 1972, a film version of the book was released. The film was directed by Paul Williams and starred Robert F. Lyons. This was John Lithgow's debut film in the supporting role of John, the campus drug dealer. Barbara Hershey appears in the role of the novice drug-courier, Susan, who loses the bag of bricks on a cross-country flight from Berkeley to Boston.

External Links

• Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues at the Internet Movie Database
• Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972) at the New York Times Movie Review