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Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle follows Ruben Hart who, during Prohibition, becomes involved in rum-running and gang violence in 1929 New England. Many years later, aspiring journalist David interviews Ruben about his past, uncovering a story that begins with Ruben and his friend Jeddy discovering a dead body washed up on the shore, leading to their entanglement in the risky world of liquor smuggling.