Shootout at Lake Weir: Ma Barker, Her Sons, and the FBI's Deadliest Shootout (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798253258552)

Shootout at Lake Weir tells the gripping story of Ma Barker and her sons-one of America's most feared crime families-through a bold and intimate first-person narrative.
As the Barker gang rises from small-time crime to high-stakes kidnappings, they attract the attention of a new kind of law enforcement force determined to end them. What follows is a relentless pursuit across state lines, culminating in a violent and controversial shootout in a quiet Florida lakeside home.
Told through the imagined voice of Ma Barker herself, this novel explores the blurred line between loyalty and control, myth and truth. Was she the mastermind history claims... or something more complex?
Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Shootout at Lake Weir is a powerful story of family, crime, and the cost of becoming a legend.


Author: Tom Swartz,Kevin Oliver
ISBN-13: 9798253258552
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 03/22/2026
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d