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Meyer Lansky

1902–1983

Meyer Lansky was an American organised-crime figure and gambling entrepreneur whose networks extended from Prohibition-era rackets to casinos in the United States and Cuba. He was associated with major organised-crime groups and became particularly influential in gambling ventures before the Cuban Revolution.

In James R. Benn’s The Ninth Circle, Lansky offers information to Billy Boyle and Piotr Kazimierz as they investigate killings connected to Havana’s underworld and German intelligence. The novel uses his casino interests and criminal contacts to connect the murder case with Cuba’s wartime political and commercial networks.

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Meyer Lansky (1 series)

A Billy Boyle WWII Mystery in Order

by James R. Benn 21 books 4.3(37,288)

Boston police detective Billy Boyle expects a safe wartime posting when family connections place him on the staff of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Instead, Eisenhower uses Billy as a military investigator, sending him to solve murders, thefts and intelligence failures that could damage Allied operations or expose politically…

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