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When a young woman starts keeping the books for a fading nightclub, she is unexpectedly taken under the wing of Gloria Denton, a formidable mob luminary who ruled the underworld during the Golden Era of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Gloria trains her protégé in the seedy yet glittering world of late‑night casinos, racetracks, betting parlors, and covert heists, offering a taste of enormous fortunes and terrible risks. As the younger woman’s world expands, she must navigate loyalty, ambition, and the danger of meddling with powerful bosses, all while trying to stay ahead of both the law and rivals in the ruthless game of organized crime.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Crime Fiction/Organized Crime
Authors: Megan E. Abbott
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