Standard "Beat" fare, published in 2006 following the deaths of the authors and all the surviving characters.
Alternate chapters, written by William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, dealing with a murder in their inner circle. While the names have been changed the events (or close enough) actually transpired, and it's an interesting read in that it was before either one of them was famous. William S. Burroughs was not yet a junkie, Jack Kerouac was not famous, and Burroughs' writing style was comparatively lucid.
Fine, but I'm not generally enamoured with the beat authors, I have an appreciation is all - so, a little depth on my understanding but really not a required read.