<p><strong>&quot;This series is perfect for fans of historical crime!&quot; &ndash;<em>Anne Bonny Book Reviews</em></strong></p><p>It is 1905 and Chicago is an open town. The most accessible part of town is the Levee District. It is an area of the city that&#39;s hard to tell the crooks from the cops. There are brothels madams opium dens gambling joints and plenty of alcohol but it all comes at a price in the Levee and the two Ward Aldermen get their share of every vice&#39;s dollar. With the hanging of serial killer Simon Kluge police Detective Patrick Moses is suddenly without a case. Before Moses can relax he is approached by an aging retail mogul who asks him to investigate the mysterious shooting of his son.</p><p>As Moses gets deeper into both cases he realizes that in the Levee there are a lot of people who don&#39;t want the two cases solved including the police and the Ward Aldermen.</p>