Troy Taylor: Murder & Mayhem in Chicago February 20, 2010

From the North Side to the South, and from Downtown to the outer edge of the West Side, every Chicago neighborhood has at some point been home to violence, gang influence, and corruption. Local Author Troy Taylor airs all of Chicago's dirty laundry in this book, chronicling the infamous destruction of the Great Chicago Fire, the most shocking crimes of the 1800s and the rise of the mafia during Prohibition leading to Al Capone's eventual domination in the Windy City's underworld. Discover the notorious capers, cons and killings that terrorized a city, and unearth the brutes, bank robbers and burlesque dancers that history could never forget as 'Murder & Mayhem in Chicago' exposes the Second City's darkest sins and dirtiest secrets.