Aiden McCarthy is an Irish American young man straddling criminal elements, impending adulthood, and duty to his family during Chicago Prohibition. When Aiden'sfather is injured in crossfire between Italian gangsters, he must pause his work with the Irish-led North Side Gang and reassess his world. His interest in the daughter of one of the Italians and his unsettled conscience draw him back into running bootleg, flirting in speakeasies, and chauffeuring gangsters. He eventually finds his way through undercurrents of lust, social upheaval, and rebellion, making both friends and enemies in Chicago's darker corridors. Aiden McCarthy's story intertwines with Irish American gang leader Dean O'Banion, a young Alphonse Capone, John Torrio, and other historical figures in this Jazz Age tapestry to satisfy adventure-seekers, romantics and history buffs alike.