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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Keep your cool. If you panic and reveal your true identity, you'll be in big trouble. Stay away from thugs "packing heat." These ruthless gangsters are armed and very dangerous. Step on it! As a wheelman, you'll have to drive a gateway car at top speed. Don't get too comfy. Some gangsters lead a life of luxury. Don't forget that their money has beeen stolen from honest folks"--Page 4 of cover.
3) Black duck
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to control the local rum-smuggling trade.
6) The chase
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
In Chicago in the 1920s, Rudy, Hildy Helen, and Little Al are kidnapped by a truant officer who may be a mobster, while Mr. Hutchinson has troubles of his own being caught in a dangerous dispute between the KKK and the Mafia.
7) Number 8
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
While hiding out from the mob in the suburbs with his mother, a singer, Jackson uses his fascination with math and numbers to make friends, but strange phone calls and even greater threats endanger not only Jackson and his mother, but his new girlfriend, as well.
Author
Series
American Girl history mysteries volume 20
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
In 1925, after witnessing the violent actions of some gangsters, twelve-year-old Emily accompanies her older sister on a trip to a luxurious hotel on the New Jersey shore but worries that the gangsters have come to the same hotel. Includes historical notes on the time period.
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