In the roaring years of Prohibition, Joe Coughlin—the son of a Boston police captain—turns his back on the law and embraces a life of crime. What begins as small-time rebellion soon draws him into the dangerous world of organized crime, where ambition, loyalty, and betrayal walk hand in hand.

As Joe rises through the ranks, moving from Boston to the underworld of Tampa, he builds an empire fueled by rum-running, violence, and uneasy alliances. But power comes at a cost, and the choices he makes threaten to unravel everything he has fought to achieve.

Epic, gritty, and richly atmospheric, Live by Night is a sweeping tale of crime and consequence, where love, vengeance, and ambition collide in a world governed by its own brutal code.