Flip or Flop, Murder House

Charli Owens' murder house renovation is supposed to save her from financial ruin-if it doesn't kill her first. More than corpses pile up, forcing Charli and neighboring contractor Eli Lange together as they unravel a history of death, corruption, and deceit leading to criminal activity of the 1960s Chicago Syndicate. Author Lynda Rees grew up near Newport, KY while the Cleveland Syndicate ruled, and the area prospered from their unlawful activities. A fascination with how history creates the future and what happened to the next generations, led her to do extensive research into mobster activities as she crafted this scenario of how a couple of historical events might have continued to play out in today's world. This story is a fabrication of Lynda's imagination, though facts and event details are mentioned in the story...M.F