Gangsters and Gunmolls #1

When brutal gang leader Peter Xavier Parakis is sentenced to hard time at Lewisburg Penitentiary in 1930, his criminal ambitions don't end behind bars—they transform. Using the prison's corrupt officials and a network of outside associates, Parakis builds a ruthless extortion empire, shaking down wealthy inmates and orchestrating crimes from within the penitentiary walls. But when one convict, Dave Hallon, reaches his breaking point and contacts the authorities, the carefully constructed house of cards begins to collapse.

Big Jim Colosimo claws his way from the slums to wealth and power during Prohibition's dawn, building an empire through extortion, gambling, and ruthless ambition—but the very methods that made him rich come back to haunt him. When the charming gangster falls for Dale Winters, a pure-voiced singer he discovers in his restaurant, he believes he's found something untainted by his criminal world, never seeing the shadows that are closing in around him. A portrait of a man shaped by darkness who cannot escape it, no matter how much he rises.

Sandy Quirk walks into La School of La Danse looking for dancing lessons to impress a woman named Minnie, but his rough-and-tumble style immediately puts instructor Miss Gratz through the wringer. When Sandy stumbles onto what appears to be a criminal operation at the dance school—complete with the mysterious reappearance of a tough named Chopper Malone—he finds himself caught between wanting to learn the tango and uncovering a loan-sharking racket. It's a chaotic blend of two-left-feet comedy and crime-busting that only Sandy Quirk could manage.