Got: A Novel

by D., Kenji Jasper (editor)

The first title from The Armory, a new high-quality urban noir imprint edited by Kenji Jasper.


“There’s a new player stepping into the street-lit spotlight, and he’s one to watch . . . Urban libraries have to get Got.” —Library Journal, Starred Review


There’s a young man living in the infamous Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. He is an orphaned college student trying to get through his sophomore year at age twenty-three, years behind the traditional undergraduates. His two best friends, Will and Chief, are an ex-drug dealer and a computer hacker. And his boss, Tony Star, is the most dangerous man in Brooklyn, an arch-criminal with enterprises legal and illegal across New York City and beyond.


Our young man’s job is to pick up the weekly take from Star’s establishments and deliver it to him at the end of a night. It’s one day’s work a week for the kind of pay the fortunate get in a year. The money covers his tuition and the small apartment he rents in Crown Heights. Life is simple. And simple means good.


Then, everything falls out of balance. Someone decides to rob him for the week’s take, and leave him for dead. His boss, being generous, gives him until the end of the night to recover what’s been stolen. But as the night moves forward and people start dying, this young man begins to learn the hard way that his chosen way of life is nothing but an illusion.

Genres: Fiction

118 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2007

About the author

D is a pseudonym used by various authors, including novelist Kenji Jasper.

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't think I would finish this book, but surprisingly it is a page-turner. I like the message the author is trying to convey in the end.

[ABC Group · Rating 3 out of 5]

Something of a guilty pleasure. Don't get me wrong, the book is good, but D's style of writing falls into the page turner mystery genre. Too many typos in this book though...and one huge one that messes up a lynch pin toward the end.

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm relatively on the fence about how I feel about this book. While I feel it was a good read I can't help but feel like something I can't quite put my finger on was missing. The authors "not me"perspective was a little off putting and made it difficult for me to "feel" for the character.

[Melissa Milazzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This isn't something I would usually pick up, but I felt like giving it a try. Got has modern urban noir down pat. Very slick and stylized, but ultimately not an author I'd pick up again.

[Brandi]

A little awkward at times but it really makes you want to put yourself in his shoes. Just got the second one "cake" and am excited to read it.