Hair of the Dog: The Revenge of Deanie O'Banion (Book 1)

Description

Set in the Chicago of Al Capone, Hair of the Dog is about second chances in the face of life-threatening danger, gang warfare, and Prohibition. After his brush with death, will Gregory Davenport be able to save his older brother, Harrison, star-crossed Teddy (Irish gang), and Carlo (Italian gang), human trafficked Margie, his beloved Irene, and her family from bullets, mayhem, and the Great Depression? What strange gifts has the ghost of cousin Deannie O’Banion, former leader of the Irish gang, given Gregory, and how will it permit O’Banion to get revenge on Al Capone, the Italians, and Jack McEvers who murdered him?

Deanie O’Banion wants revenge against his murderers in the Southside gang so badly his spirit returns to give his young cousin, Gregory, two gifts. Will the ability to talk to the dead and a second chance in life make Gregory the tool O’Banion requires?

A suspenseful story of love and loss, violence and revenge in gangster run Chicago where Irish and Italian war, illegal liquor flows, and speakeasys serve as refuge, the Hair of the Dog is It’s a Wonderful Life meets Romeo and Juliet.