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Overview"Kenyatta, the living black legend, concentrates his army's ruthless forces to rid the black community of rampant drug traffic. With the help of Elliot Stone, a black football star and latest recruit to the army, Kenyatta discovers the identity of the fat-cat king of the drug pushers. The crack black and white detective team of Benson and Ryan follows Kenyatta's trail of blood across the country . . . and to a final confrontation atop one of Las Vegas's most glittering hotels! ""In his five-year literary career, Donald Goines provided perhaps the most sustained, multifaceted, realistic fiction picture ever created by one author of the lives, choices, and frustrations of the underworld ghetto blacks. Almost single-handedly, Goines established the conventions and the popular momentum for a new fictional genre, which could be called ghetto realism."" -Greg Goode, University of Rochester" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald GoinesPublisher: Kensington Publishing Imprint: Kensington Publishing Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.245kg ISBN: 9780758290298ISBN 10: 0758290292 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 27 August 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDonald Goineswas born in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Air Force instead of going into his family's dry cleaning business. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. While he was in prison, Goines wrote his first two novels,Dopefiend- The Story of a Black JunkieandWhoreson- The Story of a Ghetto Pimp.Goines was shot to death in 1974. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |