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The bootlegger's confession

The bootlegger's confession

Book 2016

"The year is 1922. U.S. Prohibition is in full swing and the bootleg business is booming for Jewish-Canadian entrepreneurs, Saul and Lou Sugarman. Looking to keep a close eye on their border transactions, the Sugarmans set up their sister Rae and husband Max in a general store in southern Manitoba, close to the North Dakota border. One night, several hours after concluding a lucrative bootleg deal, Max Roter is found dead. Determined to find the...