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Living With Capone by John R. Swift
Historical Fiction
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A fortunate son and failed lawyer turned failed banker turned struggling stockbroker inexplicably marries well, crosses paths with Al Capone and determines, as his crowning achievement, to reform Capone and introduce him into polite society, of which he is its most marginal member. This mission, which Capone endorses while systematically murdering his competitors, and then his allies, poses one question. Is Capone ready for reform?
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Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| LivingWithCapone-01 (26.79 MB) | Hymie Weiss, leader of Chicago's Northside gang during the Prohibition, refuses an offer from Al Capone. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-02 (24.73 MB) | We're introduced to Joe Dion, who comes to French Lick, excites women, causes trouble, tries to direct play but flees for Chicago just in front of the posse. Capone sends a message to Frankie Yale, one of his whiskey suppliers. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-03 (36.42 MB) | We find Dion on Chicago's west side, causing more trouble. We're introduced to Patsy and Blackie Lolordo, wannabe bootleggers scheming to get a pay raise out of Capone, and Elliot Fulton, a stockbroker from Lake Forest, who rubs Capone's gang the wrong way. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-04 (25.02 MB) | Dion, trying to make a buck, just misses getting killed; Elliot does Capone a favor. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-05 (23.84 MB) | Elliot's wife, Bunny, does not endorse his new buddy; the Lolordo's send Tony Lombardo a message. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-06 (26.56 MB) | Elliot wins and loses at the races, Capone does Elliot a favor. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-07 (23.23 MB) | Elliot tries to repay a favor, the Lolordos are promoted above their level of competence? We meet Bo Mason and Hoptoad Guinta, bootleggers, and mortal enemies. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-08 (33.76 MB) | Capone shows his management style, Guinta tries to blow up Mason's still. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-09 (27.41 MB) | Dion helps out Capone and concludes his French Lick chapter, he thinks. The French Lick parents, Blanche and Reuben Cosgrove, become grieving grandparents. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-10 (25.51 MB) | The Cosgroves Christmas in Chicago. Patsy Lolordo is sent a message. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-11 (21.45 MB) | Jack McGurn organizes a reply to the Northsiders. Dion's French Lick connection is discovered. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-12 (26.56 MB) | Bo Mason plays a reluctant role in St. Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1929. Dion switches sides, meets the Moran gang, where he can cause more trouble. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-13 (23.55 MB) | Dion plants some evil seeds. Moran plots revenge; Capone plans a harvest. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-14 (15.51 MB) | Elliot thinks he's doing Capone a favor. Scalise and Anselmi decide it's time to repent. | Jun 3, 2009 |
| LivingWithCapone-15 (21.36 MB) | Blackie Lolordo gets his 15 minutes of fame. Elliot gets invited to the banquet. | Jun 3, 2009 |