Shining City by Seth Greenland

Marcus Ripps' life is on a downslide. He's just lost his job, his mother-in-law has moved in and the family is sinking deep into debt. Then his estranged older brother, Julian, dies and leaves Marcus his dry cleaning establishment, Shining City. It turns out that Shining City is actually a front for a prostitution ring. Still, Marcus doesn't take long to decide to take over. He becomes Breeze the pimp, offering "his girls" a retirement plan, health insurance, and even a book club. Marcus vows to stay in business long enough to get back on his feet financially and provide a nest egg for himself and his wife, Jan. But when Jan joins him in the business (that they've renamed Smart Tarts) and Marcus is threatened by a local madam, will he quit the life sooner than he anticipated? Shining City is a quirky novel about family, happiness, and the American dream.