{"product_id":"legends-dont-die-in-chicago-justin-lampert-9781969709975","title":"Legends Don't Die in Chicago: A Bobby Bologna Novel - Book One","description":"The last thing Bobby Bologna ever saw was Michael Jordan's jump shot.\u003cp\u003eWhich, if you think about it, is a pretty good last thing to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter than a hospital ceiling. Better than the barrel of a gun. Better than the inside of a car trunk on a cold night in January, which is how most people in Bobby's line of work usually went.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, Bobby Bologna-Chicago mob boss, legendary eater, and the loudest man in any room-died watching the greatest basketball player of all time sink a seventeen-foot jumper to clinch the 1998 NBA Finals. He died courtside. He died with joy in his heart and mustard on his chin and a hot dog lodged so deep in his throat that three paramedics couldn't dislodge it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe died the way he lived: eating, loudly, in public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd that's when things got complicated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Bobby didn't just leave behind a criminal empire. He left behind: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA consigliere who can't stop making lists and hasn't slept since 1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn enforcer who's terrified of his own job and just wants to open a sandwich shop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA nephew who's been trying to go straight for years-and keeps getting pulled back in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA wife who knows more than she's letting on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA rival family that smells blood in the water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe FBI, who've been waiting for exactly this moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd a 400-pound lion named King, who Bobby smuggled into Lincoln Park Zoo and who may be the most dangerous thing he ever brought to Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegends Don't Die in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e is what happens when \u003cb\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/b\u003e meets \u003cb\u003eIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia\u003c\/b\u003e-a hilarious, heartfelt, and occasionally violent story about the crew Bobby leaves behind and their increasingly desperate attempts to survive without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about loyalty and betrayal. About family-the one you're born into and the one you choose. About a city that makes legends out of loudmouths and refuses to forget them, even when it probably should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about what happens when the guy who always had the answers finally stops talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it's about food. So much food. Italian beef. Hot dogs (no ketchup). Deep dish versus tavern style. Giardiniera on everything. Because this is Chicago, and in Chicago, you either eat or get eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobby Bologna figured why not do both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook One of the \u003ci\u003eLegends Don't Die in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In Chicago, you either eat or get eaten. Bobby Bologna figured why not do both.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Overheard at Manny's Deli, 1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Lampert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969709979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969709975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lampert \u0026amp; Sons Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Justin Lampert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801270300927,"sku":"9781969709975","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legends-dont-die-in-chicago-justin-lampert-9781969709975","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}