The Baltimore Bookies: A Story of Greed and Misconception

The Little Italy and Highlandtown bookies of Baltimore are in competition with each other for customers. Drugs are involved, especially fentanyl. A woman is beaten up in a schoolyard in Highlandtown, and a badly beaten woman is found near the Department of Motor Vehicles in Glen Burnie. High drama transpires in well-known places, such as the Inner Harbor and The Horse You Came in On bar in Fells Point. Descriptions of the Italian, Polish, Irish and German immigrants who settled the area add interest and authenticity to the tale.