{"product_id":"2940169241419","title":"The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSin in the Second City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him \"King of the Bootleggers,\" writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new cars for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the Justice Department hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences. With the fledgling FBI on the case, Remus is quickly imprisoned for violating the Volstead Act. Her husband behind bars, Imogene begins an affair with Dodge. Together, they plot to ruin Remus, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of governmentamp;mdash;and that can only end in murder.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining deep historical research with novelistic flair, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Eden Park\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097817825520,"sku":"2940169241419","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169241419_p0.jpg?v=1763770869","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169241419","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}