Road to the Galliano Club by Carmen Amato

 

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Road to the Galliano Club

by Carmen Amato   

Scandal and sin pave the road to the Galliano Club in this prequel to award-winning author Carmen Amato’s new historical fiction series set in upstate New York during Prohibition.

Hard luck forces three unforgettable characters to defy the odds and strike out on their own. All journeys end at the Galliano Club, where trouble has just begun:

RUTH CROSS: After escaping a dead-end Pennsylvania coal mining town, Ruth fulfils her dreams of dancing on Broadway, but is tripped up by a ruined reputation and prison time. Opening a dancing school above the Galliano Club is key to reinventing her life, but can the club be the sanctuary she needs?

LUCA LOMBARDO: From a bitter upbringing in Italy to the heartbreaking death of his wife and child in a New York City tenement, Luca loses everything he’s ever cared about. The Galliano Club is the one exception. It’s the home he never had. Nothing and no one is going to take it away.

BENNY ROTOLO: A member of Chicago’s violent North Side gang, Benny learns how to succeed in the crime business until the day he’s chased out of town by Al Capone. Determined to build his own bootlegging empire, he wants to seize the Galliano Club and turn it into the finest speakeasy north of Manhattan.

The Galliano Club anchors the growing Italian immigrant community in Lido, New York. After long days building America’s skyscrapers, ships, and electrical grid, thirsty mill workers head to the club to play cards, argue over the news, and drink the beer hidden in the cellar. It’s a comfortable place where no one is ready for the coming storm of murder, blackmail, and revenge.

Bursting with authentic details, the Galliano Club series was inspired by author Carmen Amato’s grandfather who was a deputy sheriff of Oneida County, New York, during Prohibition. Crime always took center stage in his tales of immigrant rivalries, bootlegger ingenuity, and old scores being settled.

America’s growing pains during the early 20th century provide a vibrant backdrop for the series. New immigrants file through Ellis Island as George M. Cohan lights up Broadway, Sacco and Vanzetti go on trial, women swoon over Rudolph Valentino’s The Sheik, Chicago gangsters shoot to kill, skyscrapers sprout from cement and sweat, and the first flight over the North Pole is celebrated around the world.

Are you a fan of The Godfather, Peaky Blinders, or Boardwalk Empire? If you love historical mystery by Jacqueline Winspear, James R. Benn, Pam Jenoff, Rhys Bowen, and Max Allan Collins, including Road to Perdition, get ROAD TO THE GALLIANO CLUB today!

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About the Author

Carmen Amato turns lessons from a 30-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency into crime fiction loaded with intrigue and deception.

Her award-winning Detective Emilia Cruz mystery series pits the first female police detective in Acapulco against Mexico's drug cartels, government corruption, and social inequality. Described as “A thrilling series” by National Public Radio, the series includes CLIFF DIVER, HAT DANCE, DIABLO NIGHTS, KING PESO, PACIFIC REAPER, RUSSIAN MOJITO, and NARCO NOIR.

Fans of international mystery and police series by Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo, Ann Cleeves, Peter May, and Jussi Adler-Olsen, as well as Don Winslow's cartel and border thrillers set in Mexico, also love Detective Emilia Cruz’s complex plots, fast action, and exotic location.

The series was awarded the Poison Cup for Outstanding Series from CrimeMasters of America in both 2019 and 2020 and has been optioned for television.

Originally from upstate New York, Carmen was educated there as well as in Virginia and Paris, France, while experiences in Mexico and Central America ignited her writing career.

She has been a judge for the BookLife Prize and Killer Nashville’s Claymore Award competition and is a recipient of both the National Intelligence Award and the Career Intelligence Medal.

Learn more: https://carmenamato.net

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