Jukebox Empire

An aspiring entrepreneur teams up with a racketeer to create a lucrative jukebox empire amid the rise of organized crime and political upheaval, leading to a daring money-laundering scheme. As events unfold across Chicago, Havana, and Europe, the story explores themes of invention, greed, and the collision between popular culture and criminal enterprise. The narrative also traces the author's own family history, unraveling a complex saga of ambition and deception in a world defined by music and shadowy crime.