1:30 p.m., King Library
Please note this is a book discussion without the author present.
A Pair of Aces is a gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York. Author Victoria Christopher Murray will join us virtually to discuss the novel and give insight into the unlikely alliance between Eunice Carter, the first Black female prosecutor in Manhattan, and the city’s most notorious madam, Polly Adler.
Facilitator: Mary Weiss
Biography: Mary Weiss, a West Palm Beach resident, is a retired lawyer, who practiced for 40 years in government and in-house as general counsel of a prominent Chicago investment management and brokerage firm. She serves on the boards of non-profit organizations, including the Palm Beach County Historical Society. In recent years, she has combined her life-long love of reading with public interviews of well-known authors of recently released books.