The Cross and the Switchblade Author:David Wilkerson with John & Elizabeth Sherrill "I'm a mainliner, preacher, there's no hope for me-not even from God!" — Her world was the street gang, the sex party, the fix. Her destiny, a life of crime and an early grave. But Maria was rescued, along with thousands like her, by one dedicated crusader who carried the cross into the switchblade world. This miraculous true story has now been ... more »made into an inspiring motion picture, filmed on the original sites of Harlem and Brooklyn.« less