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Assistant district attorney Eunice Carter, Manhattan's first Black female prosecutor, develops a strategy to prosecute organized crime boss Charles 'Lucky' Luciano by targeting his involvement in prostitution rather than his more visible criminal enterprises. Unable to build the case alone, she form...

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Main Authors: Benedict, Marie (Author), Murray, Victoria Christopher (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Berkley, [2026]
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Carter, Eunice Hunton > Fiction.
Luciano, Lucky, > 1897-1962 > Fiction.
Adler, Polly, > 1900-1962 > Fiction.
African American public prosecutors > Fiction.
African American women lawyers > Fiction.
Brothels > Fiction.
Organized crime > Fiction.
Prostitution > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:Assistant district attorney Eunice Carter, Manhattan's first Black female prosecutor, develops a strategy to prosecute organized crime boss Charles 'Lucky' Luciano by targeting his involvement in prostitution rather than his more visible criminal enterprises. Unable to build the case alone, she forms an uneasy alliance with brothel owner Polly Adler, whose workers have been endangered by Luciano's expanding control. Drawing on a network of women from sharply different social worlds, the two gather evidence against Luciano while risking retaliation from the criminal organization. Set in New York City, the novel centers on the collaboration that leads to a landmark organized crime trial.
Physical Description:390 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780593637937
0593637933
Author Notes:Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years of experience as a litigator. A graduate of Boston College and Boston University School of Law, she is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Daughter of Egypt , The Queens of Crime , The Mitford Affair , Her Hidden Genius , The Mystery of Mrs. Christie , Lady Clementine , The Only Woman in the Room , Carnegie's Maid , and The Other Einstein . She has also coauthored with Victoria Christopher Murray the New York Times bestselling The Personal Librarian , a Good Morning America book club pick, and The First Ladies , Target's 2023 Book of the Year. All have been translated into multiple languages, and many have been selected for national book clubs. She lives in Pittsburgh with her family.

Victoria Christopher Murray is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including her most recent release Harlem Rhapsody . With Marie Benedict, she coauthored The Personal Librarian , a Good Morning America book club pick, and The First Ladies , Target's 2023 Book of the Year. She is an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work for her novel Stand Your Ground , which was also a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

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