Treasure Blue is the Essence bestselling author of Harlem Girl Lost, A Street Girl Named Desire, and Keyshia & Clyde, as well as a contributor to several anthologies. A former fire inspector with the New York City Fire Department, he is also winner of the Black Issues Book Review Urban Lit Book of the Year. He currently resides in Harlem and is a public youth speaker on the dangers of drug addiction and the importance of literacy.
Meet Rain, the eldest and most dangerous of Baltimore’s most feared crime family—the Porters. Honing their skills to perfection since their youth, the siblings were introduced to the intricate world of armed robbery, diamond heists, and murder by their mentor and confidant, Smitty. Fearless and daring, the Porter family pulled off dozens of licks, reaping millions over the years. Finally ready to leave the dirty life behind them, they are plotting their escape when, on the eve of their retirement, the unthinkable happens, changing Rain and her once close-knit family forever. Every federal agency has closed in on them, and only Rain evades arrest.
Alone, Rain wages an all-out war against the City of Baltimore in order to free her family, but a sudden turn of events makes her suicide mission to free them harder than she ever imagined.
Language | English |
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Release Day | Jun 30, 2015 |
Release Date | July 1, 2015 |
Number in Series | 2 |
Series Display String | The Circle Series |
Release Date Machine | 1435708800 |
Imprint | Urban Audiobooks |
Provider | Urban Audiobooks |
Categories | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Urban, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Overview
Meet Rain, the eldest and most dangerous of Baltimore’s most feared crime family—the Porters. Honing their skills to perfection since their youth, the siblings were introduced to the intricate world of armed robbery, diamond heists, and murder by their mentor and confidant, Smitty. Fearless and daring, the Porter family pulled off dozens of licks, reaping millions over the years. Finally ready to leave the dirty life behind them, they are plotting their escape when, on the eve of their retirement, the unthinkable happens, changing Rain and her once close-knit family forever. Every federal agency has closed in on them, and only Rain evades arrest.
Alone, Rain wages an all-out war against the City of Baltimore in order to free her family, but a sudden turn of events makes her suicide mission to free them harder than she ever imagined.