Capital Conspiracy: Pulpits, Permits, and the Price of Silence (Volstead Vaults, Band 4) - Softcover

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Maue, Andrew

 
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Pulpits, Power, and the Price of Silence

While the bootleggers ran the backroads of America…

Washington ran the whole game.

Prohibition was supposed to cleanse a nation drowning in vice. But behind the stained-glass windows of D.C.’s most respected churches, and beneath the marble halls of power, another kind of empire was thriving — built not on whiskey, but on permits, pulpits, and the perfect cover: religion.

As permits for “sacramental wine” flow freely to the political elite, one preacher without a platform — Micah Clay — finds himself standing alone against a system so sanctified, most don’t even see its corruption.

But Micah isn’t alone for long.

A relentless reporter.

A disillusioned clerk.

And a growing remnant of voices too stubborn — or too faithful — to stay silent.

Together, they will expose a conspiracy that stretches from cathedrals to Congress…from communion cups to criminal cartels. But in a city built on secrets, speaking the truth comes with a cost.

Because in Washington, D.C., it was never just about the wine.

It was about control.

It was about silence.

And it was about to shatter.

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