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Bootlegger's Confession, The

by (author) Allan Levine

Publisher
Turnstone Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2016
Category
Historical, Post-Confederation (1867-), Jewish
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888015990
    Publish Date
    Nov 2016
    List Price
    $16.95

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SPAN lang=EN>P dir=ltr align=justify>It's 1922 and business is booming for Saul and Lou Sugarman-- ­thanks to prohibition. But business gets personal when the Sugarmans' brother-in-law ends up dead. Looking for answers, private detective Sam Klein is called in to investigate. P dir=ltr align=justify>What appears to be nothing more than a deal-gone-bad quickly spirals out of control to threaten Sam's own family. How can Sam prevent his loved ones from becoming enmeshed in a bootlegger turf war that's bigger than even he can imagine?

About the author

Allan Levine is an award-winning author and historian who has written thirteen books, including King (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), the critically acclaimed biography of Mackenzie King that won the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction. He is a historical consultant on the documentary Jewish Partisans, currently under production by Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Julia Mintz. A versatile author who moves easily between popular non-fiction and fiction, Levine has written four historical mysteries. His first mystery, The Blood Libel, won the Margaret McWilliams Award for historical fiction and was nominated for the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. He lives in Winnipeg, MB.

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Editorial Reviews

Allan Levine brings back his much-loved detective. [A] thoroughly engrossing mystery, it's also quite a revealing glimpse of a period rife with violence and corruption.-The Jewish Post & News

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