A Lady's Guide To Speakeasies And Gangs
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It's the year 1924 in Chicago, where prohibition was in effect. The Genovese Mafia controlled all of the bootleg alcohol imports in the Chicagoland area, specifically at the Cotton Club. Lizzie and her friend decide to check out the Cotton Club and it happens to be located in the basement of the diner Lizzie works at.
What happens when Lizzie sees Emilio Genovese, the don of the most ruthless Mafia in Chicago's illegal alcohol business in action and he thinks Lizzie works for his enemy as a spy?
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