Portada

CARRIED BY SIX IBD

FIRST STEPS PUBLISHING
06 / 2020
9781944072186
Inglés

Sinopsis

&ldquo, . . .áa fast paced,ápage turning story of a black communityádetermined to rid itself of the drug-driven plague of crime and violence. . . . It entertains, ennobles, and inspires.&rdquo,áá&mdash,Darlene Clark Hine, co-author,áThe African-American Odyssey&ldquo,Ballard keeps it real and writes with power and authority.&rdquo,áá&mdash,John Herritage, Staff Inspector (Ret.), New York State Police- - -Obie Bullock, leader of a Philadelphia anti-violence group (the Mau-Mau), returns home from his janitor',s job early one morning and stumbles upon a crime scene&mdash,someone has just slit the throat of a police officer.Armed with the officer',s recovered revolver, Obie, an Iraq war vet, corners and kills the masked assassin, who turns out to be the youngest brother of a powerful, but imprisoned drug dealer.áDemands for revenge follow, sparking the fast-paced action while simultaneously examining the lives of a working-class family struggling to survive in the projects of Philadelphia.Character-based, authentic, and gripping, this novel exposes the difficulties and danger of working to rid a neighborhood of drugs and violence so that future generations can grow up safe and secure.

PVP
16,15