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Author
Series
Low Town volume 1
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In the forgotten back alleys and flophouses that lie in the shadows of Rigus, the finest city of the Thirteen Lands, is Low Town. It is an ugly place, and its champion is an ugly man. Disgraced intelligence agent. Forgotten war hero. Independent drug dealer. After a fall from grace five years ago, a man known as the Warden leads a life of crime, addicted to cheap violence and expensive drugs. Every day is a constant hustle to find new customers and...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the day he was born, Martavious 'Tank' Young had to fight for what was his. No parents, no family, mentally and physically abused throughout his childhood. The challenges he endured only made him stronger and soon, the man who grew up with nothing had it all. Now, Tank is the man running the streets and the city, both legal and illegal. His money is long, his patience is short, and his reach is far. Finally at the pinnacle of the game, he's...
Author
Series
Branch Avenue boys volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Success didn't come easy for three best friends from the streets. And now dangerous choices and reckless desire will push their bond to lethal limits."--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Kingston Imperial
Pub. Date
© 2023.
Language
English
Description
"Step into the shadowy corners of New York City with THE KING OF NEW YORK, a riveting mafia thriller that delves deep into the gritty underworld of organized crime. This gripping narrative is perfect for fans of WISE GUY and GOMORRAH, as it portrays the relentless ambition and dangerous power struggles that define the mafia’s legacy."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Cal "Freeway" Moore, a well-known hitta and kingpin, knows all too well that running his New Orleans-based empire comes at a price. "Shoot first and ask questions later" is his motto as he fights to hold down his kingdom and maintain a healthy relationship with the love of his life, Belladonna. They say you keep your friends close but your enemies closer, but what if both are the same--and coming for his spot?"--
Series
Girls from da hood volume 12
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Short Stacks" by Treasure Hernandez: Honey has been working them streets for El-Jihad, selling his wares and keeping up her end of the bargain. He warned it was "three strikes and you're out," and she has already come up short twice. Now battered and bruised, Honey is laid up in the hospital, minus her product and the money. Twenty thousand dollars in the hole, Honey needs to make moves and come up with El-Jihad's money by the end of the month or...
Series
Girls from da hood volume 7
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The popular series returns, with the story of drug runners Candy and Raynail, and their evidence room product that is sullied by a dirty gun with Raynail'sprints on it.
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
He's smart, he's handsome, he's dangerous . . . He is the Black Godfather, and dope pushers beware! Grimm's childhood wasn't unlike any of the other kids in his dirt-poor neighborhood: hard times and hard lives. However, while his best friends, Spoon and Goldie, were out getting into mischief, Grimm was in the house, studying or reading. After a fast-tracked graduation, Grimm enlisted in the Marines. He endured seven years trapped in a South American...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
At night, Las Mal Criadas own these streets... Sixteen-year-old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City. That role brings with it violent throwdowns and access to the hottest boydega clubs, but Nalah quickly grows weary of her questionable lifestyle. Her dream is to get off the streets and make a home in the exclusive Mega Towers, in which only a chosen few get to live. To make it to the Mega Towers, Nalah must prove her loyalty to the...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Meet the Kings, one of the most influential families in New York City. In the power circles of the movers and shakers, they are regarded as modern-day royalty. A politically connected father, a socialite mother, and three promising children: they look every bit the all-American family ... but every family has secrets. Some darker than others. Of all the children, Shadow is the least like the rest of the Kings. To call him soft wouldn't be quite accurate,...
13) West Coast
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Perhaps Temper's longing to escape [from the West Coast] is a result of being raised on a road less traveled in an area of South Central Los Angeles, where tourism is obsolete and gang banging and dope slanging reign supreme. Or maybe it's because of the widespread enigma of 'the only way out the hood is over a thirty-foot wall.' If this hood proverb is true, then being born half-black and half-Asian should've given her a ten-foot ladder as a head...
Author
Series
Reluctant king volume 2
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When the patriarch Chancellor King gets dethroned, the “monarchy” of New York City’s Five Points falls into disarray, giving way to a bloody battle for the crown. After the arrest of Chancellor King and the murder of his eldest son and heir, Ghost, the King family and the streets of New York City are thrown into chaos. Chancellor’s older brother, Chapman, takes the opportunity to usurp the crown, breaking the line of succession and stepping...
Author
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"She has brains, beauty, and she's eager to please. Krystal Davenport can be anything in life she desires. Well, at least that's what her teachers tell her. However, the brutal truth is that Krystal has one destiny, and that path defines who she is, who she was born to be. This conniving female is indeed her mother's child. Being Ms. Thang's offspring means Krystal is hood royalty. Her family is infamous in the game. They live and die by the code...
16) Queens
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1999, and Sincere has finished his tour in the United States Army. He's come back home just in time to find his little brother, Maurice, taking his place in the streets. Maurice is hanging out with Drip-Drip and Voltron. The trio commits a home invasion on a stash house belonging to Zulu and executes the occupants inside. Unbeknownst to them, they've left behind a survivor who's seen one of their faces. Sincere is trying to put the pieces of...
17) Promise broken
Author
Series
Promises volume 1
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After losing her mother and the abandonment of her father, Promise has two goals: graduate from high school and be loved. Her pursuit of these goals will lead to life-altering events.
Author
Series
Around the way girls volume 12
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? Caught Between a Good Boy and a Bad Boy: Kiesha Simmons is that girl. She graduated top of her high school class, is about to start college at Howard University,...
19) Dopefiend
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Terry and Teddy's relationship crumbles and they go in separate directions as they become heroin addicts and seek their dealer's favor in order to feed their addiction.
20) Raleigh-Durham
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Destined to be an NFL star, Amir instead wants to be a hustler like his father and, adhering to the code of the streets, must make some difficult decisions when a devastating betrayal brings about dire consequences.
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