A Pair of Aces: Reese’s Book Club by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A gripping historical novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law—a brilliant prosecutor and a powerful madam—who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the million-copy bestseller The Personal Librarian.

In 1930s New York, Eunice Carter, Manhattan’s first Black female assistant district attorney, sets her sights on Lucky Luciano, head of the city’s five largest organized crime families. While other prosecutors have failed by targeting bootlegging, gambling, and tax evasion, Eunice sees a new angle: the mob’s control of prostitution. But she can’t take him down alone.

Polly Adler has built a high-class brothel empire serving the city’s most powerful and infamous men. When Luciano’s violence threatens her girls, Polly seizes the chance to end his reign. Together, these two extraordinary women from vastly different worlds form an unlikely alliance, risking everything to assemble evidence and launch the most sensational trial New York City has ever seen.

Inspired by true events and real women who changed history, A Pair of Aces is a page-turning blend of historical fiction, crime drama, and powerful female friendship that explores justice, courage, and the high price of fighting for what’s right.

Perfect for fans of Reese’s Book Club picks, Marie Benedict’s historical fiction (The Personal Librarian, The Only Woman in the Room), strong women protagonists, 1930s New York settings, and books like The Alice Network or The Nightingale. Ideal for readers who love gripping, well-researched stories about unsung heroines and the fight against organized crime.