PHOENIX isn't the average hustler. He's an exceptionally deep-thinker armed with a lethal temper and the hunger for vast riches. His ultimate goal is to conquer the drug game and make those outside of his DUFFEL BAG CARTEL bow at his feet. Along the way any rival can get a full clip with no remorse. But the animals in Memphis, Tennessee aren't so easily tamed. Cold blooded savages band together to show Phoenix and his shooters that the road to street riches is paved in blood and tragedy. When the beautiful and off limits ALICIA enters the picture and comes between Phoenix and his right-hand man, the true struggle ensues and the game becomes realer than ever. Will the Duffle Bag Cartel be able to overcome their internal strife while continuing to outwit their many rivals? Or will the tug of war over one woman cause them to self implode?
Picking his way through Andean cocaine fields, Central American prisons, Colorado pot shops, and the online drug dens of the Dark Web, Tom Wainwright provides a fresh, innovative look into the drug trade and its 250 million customers. More than just an investigation of how drug cartels do business, Narconomics is also a blueprint for how to defeat them. How does a budding cartel boss succeed (and survive) in the 300 billion illegal drug business? By learning from the best, of course. From creating brand value to fine-tuning customer service, the folks running cartels have been attentive students of the strategy and tactics used by corporations such as Walmart, McDonald's, and Coca-Cola. And what can government learn to combat this scourge? By analyzing the cartels as companies, law enforcers might better understand how they work -- and stop throwing away 100 billion a year in a futile effort to win the "war" against this global, highly organized business. Your intrepid guide to the most exotic and brutal industry on earth is Tom Wainwright. Picking his way through Andean cocaine fields, Central American prisons, Colorado pot shops, and the online drug dens of the Dark Web, Wainwright provides a fresh, innovative look into the drug trade and its 250 million customers. The cast of characters includes "Bin Laden," the Bolivian coca guide; Old Lin," the Salvadoran gang leader; "Starboy," the millionaire New Zealand pill maker; and a cozy Mexican grandmother who cooks blueberry pancakes while plotting murder. Along with presidents, cops, and teenage hitmen, they explain such matters as the business purpose for head-to-toe tattoos, how gangs decide whether to compete or collude, and why cartels care a surprising amount about corporate social responsibility. More than just an investigation of how drug cartels do business, Narconomics is also a blueprint for how to defeat them.
It's 1952 and Mabel is feeling the weight of being a mother to three young children and running the bakery. And now that Mark knows he is Matthew's father, she's afraid Luke will discover the truth. In this gripping story about family, fate, and forgiveness, a number of characters from The Year With No Spring reprise their roles, including Lily and her protector, Ed Baxter, who is harbouring a secret of his own; one that could jeopardize his future with the woman he loves. Several new characters round out this richly woven story that delves into the punishing social norms of a bygone time, the fragile nature of relationships, the importance of forgiveness, and the possibility that our fates are predetermined. As always, Mabel is there to help her friends deal with their fears, doubts, and heartbreaking loss, even if it takes a toll on her own physical and emotional well-being. In this, the fifth instalment in The Bread Maker series, the author once again takes you on a nostalgic journey back in time. Her signature style of fast-paced, dramatic storylines, interspersed with bursts of humour, will intrigue, amuse, and surprise readers, leaving them to wonder what's next for the memorable cast of characters they've come to know and love.
PHOENIX has never felt more betrayed than when he finds out that the woman he holds closest to his cold heart is on a mission to destroy everything he's worked so hard to build with his cartel. If that isn't enough, a few of the savages he allowed to eat off of his plate are plotting to dethrone him from atop of the DUFFEL BAG CARTEL. But Phoenix is accustomed to murdering and embarrassing the snakes and cutthroats of Memphis and he vows to crush all of his opps with no mercy. Will the trigger-happy drug lord continue to reign supreme and stand ten toes down in the trenches? Or will he be obliterated and a new king crowned? Meanwhile, NATALIA is on a murder mission for the sole possession of TAURUS, but JAHLIYAH refuses to fold. In the name of love, both women do the unthinkable. Deadly enemies emerge from Taurus' past vowing to wipe out his entire bloodline. Will Taurus overcome the imminent onslaught? Or will the last chapter of his legacy finally be written?
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 on as a protégé and together, they build the biggest, smartest drug trafficking business the state has ever seen. But when Basil meets Moriah, Kane’s only daughter, lines get crossed and their dominant business union becomes a deadly rivalry. Welcome to a world where the kings meet their end and no one stays at the top for long. The crown always lies heavy on he who commands the streets—and Kane and Basil will fight to claim their rule, before power is toppled again, in The Streets Have No King by New York Times bestselling author JaQuavis Coleman.
On the streets of Atlanta, GHOST looms large over the game, and he reigns over his team with an iron fist. Fear may insure compliance but it also breeds betrayal. And sometimes love leads to pain. Will a TRUE SAVAGE be able to stand strong in the face of the many deadly events that threaten to tear down his empire? Or will he wilt in the presence of killaz whose gangsta is just as lethal as his? And should he survive, there's always a woman's treachery waiting to take his head off.
Love is the deadliest lie.Leighton I'm jaded. The truth is a bitter pill to swallow.My first taste of love was my first betrayal.Now, all I want is to start over, but they want my life.Everyone says all's fair in love and war. Except I'm done playing fair.I'm tired of turning my back on his darkness when it's the light that always burns me.I've danced with the devil. Now it's time to become one.MateoI'm a criminal. Let's not sugarcoat the truth.Her morals never had a chance in my corrupt world. Now, all I want is to forget her, but they want her soul.Loyalty is its own reward where I come from. Except she's become the prize.They've taken my shining star and dimmed her light. Some say I'm a monster. They haven't seen anything yet.
When Kentucky Blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985—carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine—the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the U.S. government. The story of Thornton and “The Company” he served, and the lone heroic fight of State Policeman Ralph Ross against an international web of corruption is one of the most portentous tales of the 20th century.
'The police had already taken away the body, but the blood was still fresh on the sidewalk.' Look below the surface of every society, and you'll find somebody selling, buying, and taking drugs. It happens all around us. Even if we don't realise it. In this ground-breaking book, former drug-dealer Niko Vorobyov travels the world attempting to shine a light on the global drug trade. From cocaine farms in South America to the forests of Russia, he speaks to people making the machine work. He meets drug lords, cartel leaders, street dealers and government officials exposing the true scope of the drug industry. Dopeworld is an addictive and intoxicating trip deep into the world of drugs, tracing their emergence and our relationship with them. This is the story of the drug trade as you've never seen before.
JAHMANI is smooth, calculating, and vicious underneath his calm exterior. With dreams of obtaining duffel bags of ill-gained riches and escaping the jungle that is the Bronx, he begins a journey to put his plan into motion. Along the way, anybody can get some gun smoke if they cross his path, as many will.It's no secret, New York niccas are the grimiest. One after the other decides to test Jahmani's mettle. With a heart as cold as ice, the young savage lets his gun establish just what he's about, but his gun isn't the only one spitting out death in the borough.Will Jahmani ultimately rule the streets? Or will the streets become his dying place?Beautiful, luscious and forbidden ARI WILLIAMS is the twinkle in Jahmani's eyes. She is the prize for all that he does. Could she be the rider he needs during his bloody comeuppance? Or could his pursuit of Ari be a death wish in disguise.
