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During the Prohibition years, affluent city men Duo Meaders and Doc Taulbee deploy a gang of slick city workers to hijack thousands of dollars worth of homemade Kentucky whiskey from the lawless country boisterous Son Martin. The plot weaves intrigue, illicit distilling, and the clash between urban and rural lifestyles, set against the backdrop of Prohibition’s economic and social turbulence.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Elmore Leonard
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