Our next Book Club meeting will be on Thursday, October 17th at 10 am at the home of Arlean Fermanis. We will be reading Empire of Sin by Gary Krist. It is available at Amazon in all formats and at other discounted book sellers. Both the New Orleans Parish Library and the Jefferson Parish Library have the book and electronic copies available. If you would like to join the meeting, please send an email to Arlean at afermanis@sprynet.com to let her know. Bring a friend, we always have a great discussion. All are welcome!
From the Amazon website:
Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans’ 30-years war against itself, pitting the city’s elite “better half” against its powerful and long-entrenched underworld of vice, perversity, and crime. This early-20th-century battle centers on one man: Tom Anderson, the undisputed czar of the city’s Storyville vice district, who fights desperately to keep his empire intact as it faces onslaughts from all sides. Surrounding him are the stories of flamboyant prostitutes, crusading moral reformers, dissolute jazzmen, ruthless Mafiosi, venal politicians, and one extremely violent serial killer, all battling for primacy in a wild and wicked city unlike any other in the world.