How did a small-time, hip-pocket bootlegger become one of the most notorious gangsters in the country? For George Machine Gun Kelly, the answer was simple: a woman. Her name was Kathryn Thorne, a charming, strong-minded beauty who had family connections in the crime world--and big ambitions for the tall, handsome bootlegger. By the time she met Kelly, she was already an experienced criminal herself, divorced twice, and ready to marry a man who could give her the posh life she always dreamed of. With that in mind, she bought Kelly his first machine gun. And the rest is history. George Kelly wasn't a natural-born gangster and never carried a weapon bigger than a revolver. But Kathryn changed all that. Like a mobbed-up Lady Macbeth, she pushed her husband to commit greater crimes, introducing him to her friends in the underworld and convincing him to join in a series of bank robberies. Soon, the Kellys were living large, with a house in Texas, expensive jewelry, the works. But it wasn't enough, and eventually the couple hatched a daring plot to kidnap oil tycoon Charles Urschel. Their plan worked. They collected the ransom--and captured the attention of the nation, the world . . . and the FBI.--Amazon.com

In the Company of the Kellys -- Bootleggers to Bank Robbers -- Adventures in Kidnapping -- The Abduction of Charles Urschel -- The Ransom -- Outlaws in Paradise -- Letters from Gangsters -- Capturing the Kellys -- Leaving Memphis -- The Kellys on Trial -- Defending Kathryn -- The Verdict