Inside the Shelton Gang tells the true story of what happens when a father’s wall of secrets begin to crumble and a family’s lost heritage of violence erupt

This book covers the lives and times of Carl, Big Earl, and Bernie Shelton, who were Kingpins of racketeering in downstate Illinois from the 1920's through the

Complete history of southern Illinois' gang war: the true story of southern Illinois gang warfare

A sequel to 13 Steps for Charlie Birger, Bootlegger Heaven tells the incredible story of the bloody southern Illinois region known as Little Egypt from the 1920

Charlie Birger's legacy is that of the most popular and, arguably, the most violent gangster in southern Illinois during the 1920s. A Russian immigrant who firs