Murder Incorporated #3

Rising from New York's slums, Dutch Schultz built a ruthless criminal empire through violence and intimidation, taking control of the East Side's rackets and expanding his grip across the city—but his reign of brutality inevitably draws the relentless attention of those determined to bring him down. This hard-hitting crime tale chronicles Schultz's ascent through murder, extortion, and gang warfare, showing how a beast of evil rises higher and higher until the price finally comes due.

In 1924 Cleveland, drifter Charlie Banoff catches the eye of John Lord, a smooth-talking criminal who draws the young man into a six-year spree of robbery and murder across the Midwest. What begins with petty jobs escalates into increasingly dangerous scores—from drug store holdups to bank heists—as Lord molds his protégé into a hardened criminal, moving them from city to city to stay ahead of the law. The relentless pursuit by police finally tightens around them, proving that even the most cunning partnership cannot escape justice forever.