The Venetian and the Rum Runner

Set in 1924 New York City during Prohibition, The Venetian and the Rum Runner follows the intertwined lives of Danny Moore, an Irish thief, and Carmine Battaglia, a Sicilian gangster involved in rum-running. As their worlds collide through crime and danger, a fragile alliance forms amid gang rivalries, violence, and personal vendettas. With themes of loyalty, tension, and forbidden attraction, the novel explores the perilous underbelly of the Roaring Twenties.