Bootlegger: Moonshine Empire

Qeda ukoma kwe-1920s Prohibition New York! Yakha inhlangano yobugebengu ukuze ugaye futhi uthengise i-whisky, futhi ungagcina ucebile, udumile, noma ufile.

"I-Bootlegger: I-Moonshine Empire" iyinoveli yomlando esebenzisanayo ka-Drew Morrison. Isekelwe emibhalweni ngokuphelele, amagama angu-210,000 namakhulu ezinketho, ngaphandle kwemifanekiso noma imiphumela yomsindo, futhi igqugquzelwa amandla amakhulu, angenakuvinjwa womcabango wakho.

Unyaka ngu-1920. Ukwenqatshelwa sekuqalile, futhi utshwala sebungekho emthethweni ngobusuku obubodwa. Njengoba imigoqo yomphakathi, izindawo zokugaya ukudla, kanye nabasabalalisi bevaliwe, abaxhasi abomile manje baphendukela emakethe emnyama, njengoba ubugebengu obuhleliwe bukhuphuka ukuze buhlangabezane nesidingo esinganeliseki.

Uqale ukusebenzisa i-whisky emaphandleni asePennsylvania nabangani abambalwa esibayeni, uzama ukukwenzela wena nodadewenu impilo engcono, niphisa i-gin kabhavu nombani omhlophe. Manje, wenza umsebenzi ongekho emthethweni wokudiliza nokusabalalisa utshwala.

Ithagethi yakho: New York City. Ama-teetotalers abiza ngokuthi "Isihlalo SikaSathane." Idolobha ligcwele abantu abacebile abafuna ukuphuza utshwala ngenkathi bedansa i-Charleston kuze kuse—futhi uzobathengisela bona.

Sebenzisa i-acumen yebhizinisi lakho kanye nemvelo ukuze unqobe izimbangi zakho; noma uhlanganyele nabo ukuze wakhe umbuso wakho nakakhulu! Xoxisana nabaholi bezinyunyana kanye nabaphathi bezixuku ukuze uthole utshwala bakho kunethiwekhi ye-speakeasies ehlala ikhula yaseManhattan—noma uqede ngonya zonke izimbangi zakho ekudutshulweni okuchitha igazi. Impilo yasekhaya e-Pennsylvania icishe ibe yingozi, nomshumayeli ofuna ukugcina idolobha lakho lomile, kanye nama-Feds asondela eduze nsuku zonke.

Njengoba uqoqa amandla akho, akukho okushiwo ukuthi ungakhuphuka kangakanani. Ingabe uzoba imeya yedolobha lakho? Ngeke kudingeke ukhathazeke ngamaphoyisa uma ekwi-payroll yakho. Ngabe uzoceba nje, uhlala endlini yakho eyisigodlo yaseManhattan? Noma uzoba inkanyezi ye-Broadway negama lakho lisezibani?

Kodwa uyazi ukuthi bathini: lapho bephakama, bawa kakhulu. Uma uba ohlangothini olungalungile lwabantu abangalungile, ungagcina uvalelwe, noma okubi nakakhulu.

• Dlala njengowesilisa, owesimame, noma ongeyena kanambambili; gay, straight, noma bi.
• Phatha abasebenzi emsebenzini wakho; uzoba umholi ophanayo, noma umzuzi ongenasihawu?
• Shayela ekugijimeni kwezimoto zasendle ukuze uthole ukukhanya kwenyanga yakho edolobheni elikhulu ngaphambi kokuba izimbangi zakho zikubambe!
• Lahla izinzuzo zakho ezingekho emthethweni ngokudlala kwe-Broadway—futhi mhlawumbe ube isihlabani!
• Zulazula kwezombusazwe edolobheni lakini: AmaKhomanisi, abagqugquzeli bezinyunyana, abashumayeli bokuziphatha okuhle, nokunye—noma yibani imeya futhi nibeke bonke ngokomyalelo wakho.
• Khwela ezinhlwini zesixuku saseNew York City ukuze uthole umbuso—noma ubanjwe ama-Feds, futhi uwubone wonke uphahlazeka.

Kungani ube yi-cog emshinini womunye umuntu, kuyilapho ungaba nombuso wakho wokukhanya kwenyanga?