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1) The sting
Series
Description
Two con men set out to avenge the death of a mutual friend in 1930s Chicago. They swindle a powerful crime lord, pitting brain against brawn and pistol. No one is to be trusted as the twists unfold, leading up to one of the greatest double-crosses in movie history.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A shocking Prohibition-era murder in a dusty Saskatchewan border town inflames the public's suspicions about links between the politicians and Al Capone and the Chicago Mob. When rookie cop Jack Ross's investigation gets too close to the truth, he's pulled off the case. Then he goes rogue." -Publisher Marketing
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.
Eliot Ness and his band of prohibition-era law enforcement agents try to destroy Al Capone's criminal...
6) Scarface
Pub. Date
2007
Description
"An exciting story of organized crime's brutal control over Chicago during the prohibition era. This compelling tale of ambition, betrayal and revenge is a groundbreaking masterpiece that influenced all gangster films to follow."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A realistic look at the violence that shook America's past, this gritty series pays tribute to stoic gangbuster Eliot Ness and his incorruptible treasury agents as they battle organized crime. In this volume, it looks like Frank Nitti's evil empire might be crumbling--but then heroin becomes the new drug of choice. Now the rivalry between Ness and Nitti intensifies.
10) Public enemies
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone, from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang thrilled many, Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One.
11) Thief
Pub. Date
2005
Description
A professional thief is caught between Chicago organized crime families and corrupt police.
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