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Daughter Am I    by Pat Bertram
Price: $6.99 USD. 87420 words. Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on October 13, 2009. .

When twenty-five-year-old Mary Stuart learns she inherited a farm from her recently murdered grandparents -- grandparents her father claimed had died before she was born -- she becomes obsessed with finding out who they were and why someone wanted them dead. "A delightful treasure hunting tale of finding oneself in a most unlikely way." --Publisher's Weekly
O. B. Padgett - A Florida Son    by Alice L. Luckhardt
Price: $0.99 USD. 23880 words. Published on December 6, 2009. .

In a region's history there can be individuals overlooked. One such person is now brought to the forefront of Martin Co.,FL history. This Florida native was "O. B." Padgett. It was the 1920s, a period of bootleggers & outlaws during Prohibition. O. B. was Stuart's Chief of Police and had to deal with outlaws, the most notorious, the Ashley Gang. Things would not go smoothly for this young lawman.
They Call Me Korney    by Michael Rizzo
Price: $0.99 USD. 43620 words. Published on May 31, 2010. .

In one of Buffalo's most blood-soaked crime tales, this is the story of the bloody reign of Polish gangster John "Korney" Kwiatkowski, which ended with one of his friends in the electric chair. Before the end came, Korney masterminded robberies all over the city, leading a gang of violent thugs, dubbed the Korney Gang, while he maintained a facade of gentility. A true story set during Prohibition.
The Purples    by W. K. Berger
Price: $4.95 USD. 114730 words. Published on June 7, 2010. .

Elvis Presley sang about them; Al Capone was afraid of them. The legendary Purple Gang rose from a Jewish ghetto in Detroit to rule the river during the Motor City’s booming 1920s heyday. Their dramatic story is revealed in THE PURPLES, a novel blending rich historical detail with nonstop suspense, narrated by the gang’s leader—the cool, savvy, unforgettable Joe Bernstein. ThePurplesBook.com
Redemption and Ashes, Book One    by seamus o'bannion
Price: $2.29 USD. 52190 words. Published on July 25, 2010. .

Seven literary short stories of the dark side of life: a philosophy professor at the edge of madness married to a woman with Alzheimers; the biography of a mafia soldier; a man whose first affair is an incestuous encounter with his beloved aunt; the story of a fifty year "affair" that lasted just one summer; the story of a man who accidentally shoots himself and whose last thought is rape.
The Mob Files: The Mob in Vegas    by John Tuohy
Price: $6.00 USD. 39700 words. Published on August 3, 2010. .

A brief history of organized crime in the city of Las Vegas
The Mob Files. Whacked: One Hundred Years Murder and Mayhem in the Chicago Outfit    by John Tuohy
Price: $6.00 USD. 54410 words. Published on August 5, 2010. .

Enforcing the Wise Guy Code
The Mob Files. The Mob in Hollywood    by John Tuohy
Price: $6.00 USD. 27630 words. Published on August 5, 2010. .

Gangsters in roles and in real life in Hollywood
The Mob Files: Mob Cops, Lawyers and Informants and Fronts    by John Tuohy
Price: $6.00 USD. 37590 words. Published on August 6, 2010. .

The fronts that allow the mob to work
My Pal The Bug #2: The Haunted Drug Lab    by Greg M. Hall
Price: $0.99 USD. 7740 words. Published on August 30, 2010. .

Turlock and Marve are hired by a criminal organization to investigate disappearances at a remote drug lab. Along the way they rescue a mysterious woman. How many times will she almost get them killed?