340:. In the book, Fink concludes that Scott died of a mix of alcohol and heroin and not the official cause, acute alcohol poisoning. The book disputes the story that Scott was alone with London musician and alleged drug dealer Alistair Kinnear when he died and produces evidence that at least two other people were with Scott and Kinnear.
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Laid Bare: One Man’s Story of Sex, Love and Other Disorders
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268:In 2012 Fink published his second book,
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