57 Results for : bootlegging
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Somewhere in the Mist , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 412min
There's no escaping the spirits of Stony Harbor. Sophia Keegan is 14 years old in 1930s Massachusetts. She likes the dark, and she craves adventure and freedom from social constraints. But when she meets a ghostly child on a beach and stumbles onto a dangerous bootlegging gang, it isn't long before she's fighting to save her family and her sanity. Now Sophia must protect her family from the deadly gang of rum runners who will stop at nothing to silence her. And she must uncover the riddle of the ghostly child who haunts her dreams and invades her thoughts before it is too late - before the rum runners kill her or the ghost drives her to madness. This audiobook is perfect for fans of Janet Taylor Lisle's Black Duck, Mary Downing Hahn's Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story, and Richard Peck's A River Between Us. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nancy Bober. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/116659/bk_acx0_116659_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bugsy Siegel: A Biography of the Famous Mobster , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min
Discover the life and crimes of the legendary mobster Ben Siegel.Nicknamed "Bugsy" and one of the most feared criminals of his time, the life of Ben Siegel was filled with violence, scheming, and organized crime that shaped the American underground crime scene forever. Now, this biography peers behind the curtain of Bugsy Siegel’s life, unveiling the gripping and violent story behind this famous mobster.From his youth and rise, to becoming a vicious hit man, to his bootlegging years during Prohibition, you’ll discover how he founded Murder Inc., became a driving force behind the casino boom in Vegas, and managed to flout the law for decades. Covering his turbulent career, his celebrity-like status, and his untimely and unsolved death, this biography offers a unique and insightful look at the life and crimes of Ben Siegel.Scroll up and buy now to uncover the story behind one of America’s most infamous mobsters today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Barnett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/206881/bk_acx0_206881_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Decision 2016: Donald Trump, Election 2016 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 36min
Not sure who should get your vote? Trumped is a humorous look at Donald Trump the candidate and Donald Trump the man. If you don't know the difference between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and a cow patty, this short book may be an eye opener. In less than 30 minutes, you will know more than the next 10 guys sitting beside you at the bar. You will discover interesting tidbits, such as: Who gave Trump his signature nickname, "the Donald" Where you can find semi-nude photos of the future first lady What illicit business started Trump's grandfather on his way to fame and fortune (and no, it's not bootlegging) Which Trump wedding guest "the Donald" is battling with for a seat in the Oval Office Who the New York Times says is responsible for the rise of Trumpism Invest a half hour. Discover more than you ever wanted to know about Donald Trump. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan McDermott. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/057150/bk_acx0_057150_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Turning Back Time: A Sweet Romance (A Crestfield Inn Novel, Book 1) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 258min
Sarah is on a mission…discover the truth by unraveling the past.All her life, stories had been told - handed down from generation to generation. Captain Tremont had gone to his watery grave committing a crime…bootlegging. But a message discovered in her grandmother’s trunk addressed to her great-grandfather six times removed, leads Sarah to believe there is another explanation. Intent on discovering the truth, her plan has the added bonus of providing material for her next novel and she travels to Cedar Grove, Vermont. Blake loves history and that includes his family tree. A quest to fill in the missing links has him back in the early 1800s. When he discovers Sarah researching the same time period, he offers to team up, and she accepts. Strictly business, of course. But as they wind their way through history, it would seem there are some strange things happening when the resident ghost gets involved. Sometimes, loves needs a helping hand.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rachel Butler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/238603/bk_acx0_238603_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Dagger Men: A Novel of the Clay Shamus , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 648min
Sickle City is a magnet for the bizarre and unholy. When a legion of dead Roman soldiers converges on the modern metropolis, its salvation will lie in the hands of three unique warriors employed by Herman Holtz, a corrupt, bootlegging Jewish rabbi. Emmet Clay is a golem built by Holtz' older brother, a powerful Russian rabbi. As Holtz' chief enforcer, he disguises himself as a detective. His two loyal allies are the beautiful and fiery Zipporah Sarfati, a deadly Sephardic swordswoman and the young Harvey Holtz, the rabbi's son; a devoted student of Jewish mysticism. Together the three of them must uncover the secret of the Dagger Men, a secret society of Jewish warriors that traces its origins back to the bloody destruction of Judea. Writer Michael Panush offers up a terrific, fast-paced supernatural thriller filled with some of the most original, fanciful characters ever imagined. The Dagger Men is roller-coaster pulp ride that doesn't slow down until the very end! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Turbett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/069212/bk_acx0_069212_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 617min
The press nicknamed him "The Prime Minister of the Underworld". The US Treasury's Bureau of Narcotics described him as "one of the most powerful and influential Mafia leaders in the U.S." But to friends and associates, he was simply "Uncle Frank". Who was Frank Costello really? That's the question Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony M. DeStefano sets out to answer in this definitive portrait of one of the most fascinating figures in the annals of American crime.... Using newly released FBI files, eyewitness accounts, and family mementos, Top Hoodlum takes you inside the Mafia that Frank Costello helped build from the ground up, from small-time bootlegging and gambling to a nationwide racketeering empire. Sometimes shocking, sometimes amusing, and always riveting, these are the stories that have inspired American crime classics like The Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos. This is the man who made the Mafia such a powerful force in our nation's history. This is Top Hoodlum. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: L.J. Ganser. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011668/bk_tant_011668_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Scarred Hearts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 427min
Two wounded souls find salvation in each another. At the close of WWI, moonshine and bootlegging rule the night in the Kentucky hills, but two damaged souls manage to find light and love amidst the darkness. Nearly destroyed by a grenade blast, Shadow Robeson returns home from war only to be trapped by family expectations he has no energy to fight - until a secret romance with a loving woman sets him on a new course. Bound by poverty and a ruined reputation, Lettie Calloway seems destined to spend her days serving at the local tavern. It takes a kind and gentle man entering her life to expand her dreams to the horizon. Shadow plans to escape the backwoods with Lettie for a new start, but his violent family threatens to destroy the fragile growth of new love. As the couple struggles toward freedom, will they escape this dangerous country before their lives explode? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natasha Soudek. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028721/bk_adbl_028721_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Devil May Care: Four Horsemen MC, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 356min
What happens when buried secrets claw their way to the surface? Captain is a man with many secrets. Captain, the president of the Four Horsemen MC, has been in love with Eddie Rollins since he first set eyes on her. Unfortunately, she was already married to Joker, a man who didn't deserve her. So, Captain forced himself to move on. But the torch he carries for Eddie still burns hot. Now that both of them are finally single, he is determined to make her his old lady. Eddie isn't ready to move on. Eddie is the reigning queen bee of the club and makes the finest moonshine in all of Texas. So fine, in fact, it has been cutting into the Beauregard's bootlegging business. But Eddie needs his protection. When the bootleggers come after her, Captain vows to keep her safe. But he can't protect her from discovering the ugly truth about her late husband. And about him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: kai Kennicott, Wen Ross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/072760/bk_acx0_072760_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Cahas Mountain: Appalachian Fiction , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 496min
Cahas Mountain chronicles the love, heartbreak, and redemption of Rhodessa Rose and Lily, two Appalachian women connected through duplicitous moonshiner Willard Grimes, who offers nothing but a mouthful of sweeness and broken promises. Filled with big ambition, Willard courts and weds Rhodessa Rose in the shadows of Cahas Mountain. But his greed takes him into dangerous company and he runs his 'shine and evades the law.Left alone by her philandering husband, gutsy Rhodessa Roses battles a tuberculosis edpidemic and her desire for the local sheriff against the shattering backdrop of World War II and its aftermath. Will Rhodess Rose rise to the challenge and deny her heart's desire, or will she give into the lust tham tempts her and the curse of moonshine's empty promises?The author has created a masterful period piece set in Appalachian Virginia. Characters Rhodessa Rose, Willard Grimes, Lily, and Jethro Greer bloom against the the pastoral beauty of Cahas Mountain as their lives cross, twine, and sever over moonshine, bootlegging, Bliblical fundamentalism, and Depression-era economics - an engaging and compelling story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Janna L. Cardia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234520/bk_acx0_234520_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Assassin 13: A Time Travel Thriller Set in a Dystopian Future and 1927 Prohibition Hollywood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 749min
In the dystopian 22nd century, Lauren Ramirez is an Assassin 13, the best at her profession. Betrayed by her employer, the president of the United States, on an off-planet op, she escapes when her spacecraft hurtles through time and crash-lands in 1927 Prohibition Hollywood, with its silent film stars and bootlegging gangsters. She finds herself an alien in an alien land. Becoming friends with Pauline Windsor, one of Hollywood's top actresses and girlfriend of mafia chieftain Benny Sorrentino, thrusts Lauren into the middle of a gangland war. Even as she clings to her burning need for vengeance in the 22nd century, her relationship with the people she meets, stunt pilot boyfriend Remy Garnett, Pauline, and Pauline's young children, Rolly and Emmy, all begin to change the hard surface of her heart. Now she must decide whether to use her 22nd century talents and technology in their defense or abandon them to the vicious thugs and slip back into her own time to wreak vengeance on her enemies. “A striking tale...” (Kirkus Reviews) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patricia Santomasso. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/124789/bk_acx0_124789_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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