The unforgettable novel—and the basis for the feature film—about Carlito Brigante, a Harlem drug dealer in the 1960s, and his rise to the top.Carlito Brigante is just another Spanish Harlem street punk with a poor boy's dream of flash and fast money. But as he gets older he determines that it's either take or be taken, and he knows which role he intends to play.Soon he's a mob-connected professional with an easy charm, joie de vivre, stubborn pride...

Soul Dates is a book of 50 love and romance poems full of so much passion and sentiment that it will touch the heart and soul of the reader.This book is a celebration of love in all its forms and is perfect for anyone looking to connect with their emotions or find inspiration for their own creative endeavors. I believe that "Soul Dates" will provide a touching and memorable reading experience for all who indulge in its pages.

Poesías de mi mente: Historias del presente es un libro compuesto de 39 poemas que reflejan el mundo, religión, gobierno, la vida, y ficción. Las escrituras de este libro son del punto de vista del autor. Me gustaría dar gracias a Holly Ickes, el personal de Page Publishing y a los lectores que tomaron el tiempo para leer este libro.

Real Life Fiction is a book comprised of forty-nine poems which reflect on the world life and fiction. Some of the poems were inspired by real-life events. The writings in this book are from the points of view of the author. I would like to thank Holly Ickes, Sal Furlock, and everyone on the page publishing staff for making this book possible. I would also like to thank the readers who took time out to read this book.

***This book was read in its entirety, in front of a live audience at Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, March 2023.***What does a book want to be in anyone’s hands but an infinite word object? XoeteoX is a dare into perception, traversing territories of language, sound, and the visual page. At the intersection of identity, performance, and typography, these poems compel reader and word into being, presenting a pact towards understanding and the...

LA Times Best-SellerGritty, Quirky, Engaging, IntenseWhen a legendary ex-cop is murdered in LA, the pressure's on to find the killer. Lt. Frank Duffy needs his best detective on the case, but his best detective, Ash Levine, quit a year ago.A tenacious, obsessive detective, Ash resigned after Latisha Patton, the witness in a homicide case he was working, was murdered. Without his job, Ash is left unanchored—and consumed with guilt that he someh...

L.A. Wambaugh-style. A world of cops on the rocks with a twist of murder.A cheap hooker named Missy Moonbeam takes a fatal dive from the roof of a sleazy hotel. But what’s a Caltech phone number doing in her trick book? And how does that connect to a dead private eye and a useless credit card? And what does all that have to do with a Whisky-class Russian sub and the Nobel Prize?Join Joseph Wambaugh’s ravaged cops of Rampart Station as they follow a trail of...

As a hurricane bears down on Miami, a crime reporter confronts the mystery of her own father's past: "[An] irresistible series" ( Kirkus Reviews).When Miami crime reporter Britt Montero reports a missing teenager, she discovers that the case may be related to a string of unsolved disappearances. As Britt delves into the baffling case, an old mystery opens new wounds: she unexpectedly meets two men who knew her deceased father—who was executed long ago in a...

The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was based. "A Scarface-like urban epic . . . punctuated with lyricism and longing" ( Publishers Weekly).City of God is a gritty, gorgeous tour de force from one of Brazil's most notorious slums. Cidade de Deus: a place where the streets are awash with narcotics, where violence can erupt at any moment over drugs, money, and love—but also a place where the samba beat rocks ti...

A superb thriller from the writer of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES.Scudder is a witness to a heist in an illegal drinking den, and the owners would like him to find the culprits, while another witness wants him to investigate the murder of his wife.

'A Luis Mendoza story means superlative suspense' Los Angeles TimesA beautiful Hollywood blonde inexplicably vanishes from the restaurant she is dining in with her fiancé and is found with her neck broken and miles away from the scene of her disappearance.Who lured her away? How? And, the most puzzling question for Lieutenant Luis Mendoza of Los Angeles' Homicide Squad, is why?

Private investigator Fairlington Lavender was considering the merit of downing another cup of coffee at his usual breakfast caf when his cell phone rang. He decided against more caffeine, tossed the paper cup in the trash, and answered the call that displayed a "305" area code. This indicated the call was from Miami and therefore it had the potential to be from a prospective client. It was Friday, January 2nd, 2009 and Lavender was finding his holiday break from the Washington, D.C. agency...