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'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York

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Jun 11, 20268:40Arts

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray have just published new historical fiction. Their novel A Pair of Aces is about two women in 1930s New York who face down the mob and try to take down the infamous gangster...

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'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York is an episode from NPR's Book of the Day by NPR. Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray have just published new historical fiction. Their novel A Pair of Ac...

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Published Jun 11, 2026, 8:40 long, audio available.