Out "A" Order - Brossura

Rhodes, Evie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0758216661 ISBN 13: 9780758216663

Casa editrice: Kensington Pub Corp, 2007

Riassunto

When his eight-year-old daughter is gunned down by a sniper, Shannon Davenport, an ex-con trying for a second chance, searches for his daughter's killer in a world of gang warfare where he discovers a dark secret that could drive him to the edge of insanity. Original.

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Newark, New Jersey's Central Ward is home to some of the most notorious, ruthless thugs alive. It's also home to citizens who are struggling to have a better way of life. Citizens trying for a second chance, like ex-convict Shannon Davenport, whose eight-year-old daughter Jasmine is the light of his life. But when Jasmine is cut down by a sniper's bullet, Shannon vows to find his daughter's killer. . . But Jasmine is not just another innocent casualty in the world of gang warfare. There's something more sinister than Shannon can possibly imagine. A legendary curse cloaks the Ward in an invisible shroud, poisoning its residents, destroying their minds--and their souls. . . As Shannon's obsessive search for his daughter's real killer drives him to the edge of insanity, an evil spirit remains loose--and those who die young, escaping with their souls, are the lucky ones. . . Praise for Expired: "Fascinating. . .will keep you flipping pages to the very end." --Brandon Massey, award-winning author of "Within the Shadows" "Masterful. . .original, chilling." --"Black Issues Book Review" "A roller coaster ride of terror, wildly inventive. . .a well-tuned morality tale." --Robert Fleming, author of "Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror" The Barnes & Noble Review Stephen King's The Stand meets Donald Goines's Black Gangster in this novel by Evie Rhodes (Expired and Criss Cross), a spiritually powered supernatural thriller set on the mean streets of Newark's crime-ridden Central Ward. Shannon Davenport is an infamous Newark OG (original gangsta) who, after the birth of his daughter, Jasmine, has tried hard to keep himself out of trouble and make a better life for his family. Now 36 years old and married to Tawney, a successful bank manager, Davenport is shattered when eight-year old Jasmine is gunned down in broad daylight while playing hide-and-seek with her friends. Obsessed with tracking down his daughter's killer, the streetwise Davenport becomes entangled in a quickly

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Kensington Pub Corp
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0758216661
• ISBN 13: 9780758216663
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 222
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile