A brutal story based on the life of Al Capone. So frank that this king of the underworld even sent his thugs to the author to explain what such truthfulness could cost. But he was a little late. Armitage Trail burst into flames on the horizon and then burned out before he turned 30. And his novel was an incredible success. It has become a golden classic of crime fiction and will remain so forever. It was made into two cult films - by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes in 1932 and by Brian De Palma starring Al Pacino in 1983. A modern film adaptation is being prepared with the participation of Training Day director Antoine Fuqua and Terence Winter, screenwriter of The Sopranos " and "Boardwalk Empire." Tony Guarino grew up in Chicago, in a world where gangsters are heroes and cops are the enemy. Where living the life of a law-abiding citizen means living in poverty. The choice is small. But the young man does not want to be an ordinary criminal. He believes that his destiny is to rule the criminal underground. And I am ready to achieve this without experiencing even a hint of fear. Therefore, at the age of eighteen, he decided to do what the most notorious bandits are afraid to even think about - to finish off the all-powerful boss Al Spingola...