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I adored this book and the story of a cop and a drug dealer. I still smile when I see bottles of Yoohoo...
Really a touching, gritty, realistic tale.
Really a touching, gritty, realistic tale.
I recommend this book. It is a complex, fictional book about the 'street-life' of a drug dealer and the police who pursue him. Character development is excellent and subplots are numerous and thick. A long read but worthwhile. I would rate it 8/10.
From the Publisher
A veteran homicide cop believes that at least one of two African American brothers charged with murder and drug possession is innocent, and his investigation thrusts him into a harrowing inner city landscape.
From The Critics
Playboy
Price propels each scene with vivid dialogue that crackles with realism.
People
Price displays a near perfect ear for street language . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either.
A veteran homicide cop believes that at least one of two African American brothers charged with murder and drug possession is innocent, and his investigation thrusts him into a harrowing inner city landscape.
From The Critics
Playboy
Price propels each scene with vivid dialogue that crackles with realism.
People
Price displays a near perfect ear for street language . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either.
Powerful atmospheric; a dark vision of American life. Ricard Price balances head long narritave with moments of insight and perception. An unforgetable picture of inner city despair.
suspense
suspense
If you liked the movie the book is much better.It gives you alot more depth to the charcters and makes the story far more real.
Entertaining. This is an account of america's racially tinged drug wars, speaking harsh truths.
A disturbing novel that takes the reader right down on "the street" in the drug-ravaged 'hood of street-smart dealer Strike and the brutal and burned out cops who pursue Strike and his ilk. A powerful, harrowing read.