Karen Abbott | Bestselling Author and Historian

“Prose so rich and evocative, you feel you’re living the story—and full of lots of ‘I didn’t know' that moments. Gatsby-era noir at its best.”

— Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake

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“Karen Abbott has long shown a formidable talent for rescuing Gothic stories from the noirish margins of American history... a high-proof narrative of the Age of Excess."

— Hampton Sides, bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice

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"The most thrilling narrative I have read in a long time."

— Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove and Beneath A Ruthless Sun

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“Abbott's action-packed, riveting tale has it all."

— Paula McClain, bestselling author of The Paris Wife and Love and Ruin

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"As intoxicating as a hit of bootlegged bourbon... I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."

— Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Brain On Fire

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"In Karen Abbott's hands, the saga of bootlegger George Remus is more than just a rollicking tale of money, obsession, and murder (although it is certainly that), it's nonfiction's answer to The Great Gatsby."

— Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove and Beneath A Ruthless Sun

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"This real-life page-turner will appeal to fans of Erik Larson."

— Publishers Weekly, starred review

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"Smart and delectable [and] generating lots of buzz."

— Booklist

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"An entertaining tale ripped from the headlines of Jazz Age America."

— Kirkus Reviews

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"Springs to life on the page—and has Hollywood written all over it."

— Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of In the Kingdom of Ice

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