13,604 words (≈ about 1 hour)
When Francis DeLucia returns home at the end of WWII, he encounters a job and housing market crowded with other returning veterans. Desperate to support his growing family, Francis accepts a job from a suspected Mob boss. Katie, his young Irish wife, does her best to support her husband. When she realizes what he may be doing to support them though, she makes a life-altering decision.
Language: English
Written in: 2009
Published: 2011-07-16
Word count: 13,604 words (≈ about 1 hour)
License: Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (cc by-nc-nd)
Tags: 1950s, 1940s, mystery, mob, mafia, chicago, Arizona, The Outfit, historical fiction, crime drama
A third-generation Arizonan, Susan Wells Bennett was born in Phoenix in 1971. Her grandfather's family arrived in the state from Missouri in 1912, just after Arizona achieved statehood. Thanks to his stories and those of her other family members, she knows how Arizona used to be and how it is today.
Susan, who spent many years working as an editor and writer in the business community, began writing novels in 2009. She lives in Youngtown, Arizona, with her husband and their two dogs.
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