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Author
Series
Animal novels (K'wan) volume Prequel
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In a prequel to the "Animal" series, a young Tayshawn "Animal" Torres must fend for himself in the slums after his older brother, and protector, Justice, is taken from him.
Author
Series
IQ novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When a young painter approaches Isaiah Quintable for help tracking down her missing mother, it's not just the case IQ's looking for, but the human connection. When his new confidant turns out to be connected to a dangerous paramilitary operation, IQ falls victim to a threat even a genius can't see coming.
With a full-fledged partner and a legitimate business marking him as successful, Isaiah Quintabe finds a meaningful new connection when a young...
5) Outlaw mamis
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Secure the bag" is their motto, and death before dishonor is their G-code, so when greed, disloyalty, and hidden agendas threaten their enterprises, these outlaw mamis exact revenge on a whole new level!"--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Dopeman's trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Nautica was raised by the streets and forced to grow up quick. The allure of the fast life pulled her into a world of scandal, schemes, and hustling. When Nautica comes upon a big scam and her biggest payday ever, she decides to move to the East Coast in search of a new beginning. What she thought was to be a new start turns out to be a nightmare.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard/Vintage Books, Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
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Here is the newly discovered novel by Iceberg Slim, the creator and undisputed master of African-American "street literature," a man who profoundly influenced hip hop and rap culture and probably has sold more books than any other black American author of the twentieth century (not that he saw the royalties from those sales). In many ways Iceberg Slim's most mature fictional work,Shetani's Sister relates, in taut, evocative vernacular torn straight...
Series
Around the way girls volume 11
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
'Doing Hard Time' by Treasure Hernandez: Drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse, and petty crimes were all part of the childhood of Tameka Davis. Now she is determined to get out of the hood. 'Party Girls' by Clifford 'Spud' Johnson: Tammy and Debbie grew up in the projects. Feeling hopeless, they chose to use their bodies to get what they wanted - until a frightening encounter inspires them to focus on schooling instead of the streets. 'Do or Die' by India...
Author
Publisher
Cash Money Content
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
This is the gritty truth, the life of a hustler in south side Chicago where the only characters are those who con and those who get conned. Trick Baby tells the story of “White Folks,” a blue-eyed, light-haired, con-artist whose pale skin allows him to pass in the streets as a white man. Folks is tormented early in life, rejected by other children and branded a “Trick Baby,” the child conceived between a hooker and her trick. Refusing to abandon...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Hustling men for their money has always come easy for Tasha. Hailing from New York and raised by a junkie mother, she had to learn early how to use her beauty to her advantage. Tasha thinks she's seen it all on the streets of New York, but when she follows a childhood friend to the little city of Flint, Michigan, she realizes that sometimes the smallest cities breed the grimiest of individuals. When Tasha and her friends link up with Manolo, one of...
12) Public enemy #1
Author
Publisher
DAFINA, Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Too much to prove... A former journalist with a knack for unraveling dirty secrets, Khloe Mercer figures if she's going to risk her life, she might as well make big money as a private investigator. But this reckless newbie needs a major case to make her name -- and really show she can handle Norfolk, Virginia's toughest streets... Too much to hide... When a narcotics detective's widow needs someone to investigate her disgraced husband's so-called...
Author
Series
Animal novels (K'wan) volume 2
Publisher
Cash Money Content
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After being thought dead, Animal resurfaces on the streets of New York to keep true to his promise, and make it rain blood over Harlem. All those who had wronged him would feel his wrath, including Shai Clark, boss of the New York underworld. However, touching a man like Shai Clark proves to be easier said than done. Using Animals soul mate Gucci as bait, Shai sets a trap for the young killer. Once again Animal finds himself captured, but this time...
Series
Girls from da hood volume 14
Publisher
URBAN Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
All the way in: "Born into the struggle, Sonya Mills and Melody "Ham" Tatum are far from living the good life. They're missing meals, have no clean clothes to put on their backs, and are forced to sleep in abandoned houses. There are zero possibilities in sight for a legal come-up for either young woman. The desperate teens have no choice but to beg, borrow, and steal if they hope to survive on the savage streets of Detroit. In a twist of fate, the...
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"There's a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Urban Books bestsellers Treasure Hernandez and Marcus Weber bring readers a fast-paced look at the lives of some street-smart women who think they know it all. Do they have what it takes to survive on the streets?"--
"There’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from around the way. Urban Books bestsellers Treasure Hernandez and Marcus Weber bring...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Leaving behind Power, the boy she's come to love, Tanya "Beauty" Long makes a name for herself in New York City's fashion industry, while Power becomes trapped in a world of drugs, women, and money where he makes a shocking discovery that brings Tanya back to him.
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