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1) Black buck
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Physical Desc
xi, 388 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Sorry to Bother You and Wolf of Wall Street: a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime-a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"--
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When twenty-five-year-old Matise Jackon tells her best friend, Jordan Heart, the kind of woman she thinks he should be with, she is describing herself. She has secretly been in love with Jordan for years, and the two of them are so in sync that it scares her at times.
3) Houston
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2019
Physical Desc
220 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Life is perfect for Donna and Kim Boon when they move in with their aunt, until her murder unearths a secret that will alter everything they've ever known. Donna and Kim Boon moved to Houston, Texas, with their aunt Lisa when they were orphaned at ten years old. Lisa raised the girls as her own, showering them with everything a young woman could want. The girls have grown up into beautiful and privileged Houstonites and are two of the most eligible...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A street thriller of kidnapping, murder, trickery, and love that will have you at the edge of your seat. After 7 years of prison, multi-millionaire drug mogul Kane Garrett is back on the streets. But instead of diving back into the drug game, he's teaching a college class, infusing business principles with his signature ruthless edge he developed in the streets. When a student--and heavy heroin dealer--named Basil catches Kane's eye, Kane takes him...
5) No loyalty
Author
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
DE'NESHA DIAMOND
She's watching. She's planning. She's past done waiting. Klaudya Ramsey is out for revenge on her own mother. Nichelle seduced Klaudya's wealthy, disloyal husband, had her innocent daughter jailed-and stole her life. Now Klaudya plays on her mom's insatiable greed and her husband's gullibility to take them down hard. But a secret Klaudya never saw coming could turn her vengeful dream into an inescapable nightmare...
6) Memphis
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2020
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When his name surfaces on a list of the most notorious kingpins of all times, will Ethan's past land him in a jail cell or a casket? Can he escape the fate of so many kingpins before him?
Type Kingpins of Memphis in any search engine and you'll see images of Craig Pettis and his alleged crew, and that's how Ethan Wade Carruthers prayed it remained. Though he had never met the youthful-faced man covered in diamonds, he knew the information he found...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system-a debut that announces a blazingly original voice. Kiara Johnson and her brother Marcus are barely scraping by in a squalid East Oakland apartment complex that calls itself, optimistically, the Royal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus...
Author
Series
Black market volume 2
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2019
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Kiki Swinson's novels sizzle with brutally unpredictable characters, breakneck plotting-and a uniquely gritty portrait of Southern life. Now she breaks all the rules as a young woman with two targets on her back tries to keep those she loves-and herself-alive . . .
Run for cover
It was supposed to be easy money. A few exchanges for cash, one big payoff, and then life would be better than ever with bills all paid and money in her pocket. But the...
10) Influence
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When famed attorney Bradley Hudson learns of his youngest son Langston's arrest for drug trafficking, he immediately assembles a team of lawyers and investigators, including members of his own family, to build a defense. With his reputation for being a shark in the courtroom, Bradley is confident he will get justice for his son--until he realizes he will be going up against an old foe, Assistant District Attorney James Brown. Is the ADA allowing...
11) The black market
Author
Series
Black market volume 1
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Kiki Swinson's bestselling novels burn with extraordinary characters, triple-down twists-and a raw portrait of Southern life only she can deliver. Now she turns up the heat as a young woman cashes in on a sure thing-only to find some addictions are always killer...
Break the rules
At first, Misty Heiress just wants to help. With her cousin Jillian in constant pain, and the doctor refusing to prescribe, Misty steals opioids from the Virginia Beach...
Author
Series
Black market volume 3
Publisher
Dafina Books; Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"She killed her abusive boyfriend in self-defense. But in jail, violent female gangs paid off by her enemies keep her fearing for her life--and land her in the hospital. From there, a medical testing facility is her one dubious hope for some kind of safety. But from the moment she hits the yard, she and other prisoners are victimized by illegal medical experiments. Injected with lethal diseases and made a test subject for experimental vaccines, she's...
13) Wrath
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2019
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In the history of New York City's underworld, there have been a host of criminal figures whose exploits have gone on to inspire. One of them is Jonas Rafferty, known among friends and enemies alike as Wrath, whose life changes when he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers and offered a bargain that will change the course of his life.
From the neighborhood bullies to the stepfather who uses him and his siblings as punching...
14) Collusion
Author
Series
Parker Crime volume 2
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In D.C.'s cutthroat political arena, revenge is the ultimate nuclear option...
Framed for a high-profile murder, Abrianna Parker finds herself hurtling down a conspiracy rabbit hole in a desperate attempt to clear her name. Her only way out is to go after the most powerful man in the country. But the powers that be play dirty-and expose her billionaire adoptive father, Cargill Parker, and his criminal activity.
With charges of collusion swirling...
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2016
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ke'yoko and Ka'yah are identical twins with two totally different personalities. As young girls they formed a bond that could not be broken. It isn't until they become grown women that their loyalty is tested by secrets, deception, and lies"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ever since he was a child, the only thing Cyril Anderson wanted was to be down with his brother Cane's crew. Cane Anderson, leader of the notorious Bankroll Crips, was invincible - or so Cyril thought. On the night of Cyril's initiation, things take a terrible turn and leave Cane lying dead in a pool of his own blood. Now the leader of a blood-thirsty gang, there is only one thing that Cyril wants to do: seek revenge.
Author
Series
Coldest winter ever volume 2
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books, Atria
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A sequel to "The Coldest Winter Ever" continues the gritty experiences of Winter Santiaga, out of prison and determined to pay back her enemies, rebuild her father's empire, and get her man Midnight back into her life.
19) Public enemy #1
Author
Series
Public enemy volume 1
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
247 p.
Language
English
Description
Hired to investigate the so-called suicide of a disgraced narcotics detective, Khloe Mercer, determined to make a name for herself, turns the toughest streets of Norfolk, Virginia, upside-down to uncover the truth, placing her life in the crosshairs.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For readers of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie and The Turner House , an intimately told story about a woman living by her own rules and the rural community that struggles to understand her. Azalea "Knot" Centre is determined to live life as she pleases. Let the people of West Mills say what they will; the neighbors' gossip won't keep Knot from what she loves best: cheap moonshine, nineteenth-century literature, and the company of men. And yet, Knot is...