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The Arraignment: Prequel of The Underworld

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National Best-Selling Author NAKO has taken readers back to the Courthouse...in the beginning of Please Catch My Soul (Book 1 of The Underworld) readers discovered that eventually The Underworld would crumble. The Arraignment invites readers into the personal lives of the members of The Underworld the night before the court case. Not only are readers granted access into the homes of the defendants but the prosecutors as well. The Arraignment is a short-story that serves as the Prequel of The Underworld. The Arraignment should serve as a "go-to" guide for readers to refer too after reading a new book added to the street-crime collection. 12 new characters are introduced in The Arraignment, read carefully. Is the snitch revealed? The Underworld is a 25 book street crime collection written by NAKO. Books 1-5 are now available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited, Please Catch My Soul, Pointe of No Return, From His Rib, The Christ Family, and Stranger In My Eyes.

126 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 4, 2016

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Nako

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Nakoreya “Nako” Roberson is a native of Atlanta, Georgia studying Mass Communications, Political Science, and Spanish at the illustrious Jackson State University. Upon signing her publishing deal in December 2014, her first book debuted on Amazon.com only one month later and she’s written thirty-three (33) novels to date. She’s become an accomplished and successful author overnight and is planning on additional releases within this year.
Her first national release, The Connect’s Wife, ranked within the top one hundred (100) releases and was number one (#1) in the following categories: African American Romance, Urban Fiction, and African American Fiction. At twenty-two, Nako has already made her mark on the literary world. Through the formation of her newly-established publishing company, NakoEXPO, she’s dedicated and determined to assist other talented authors in the literary world to bring their projects to fruition. Her ultimate goal is to assist other authors in realizing their true potential and change the world one novel at a time.
CEO of NakoEXPO Publishing
● Successfully published and released seventeen novels
● Eight Best-selling novels
● Sold 50,000 copies of her debut novel, The Connect’s Wife, within the first six months
● Nominated for E-Book of the Year and Reader’s Choice Awards (Other nominees are New York Times Best-sellers and Nako is the youngest nominee in both categories)
● Author of The Connect’s Wife series, The Chanel Cavette Story, If We Ruled the World, and Love in the Ghetto
● Founder of mentorship program entitled, Molding Girls into Jacksonian Women
● Over three hundred (300) girls have been mentored since the organization’s inception in 2014
AREAS OF INTEREST
● Keynote Speaker – Topics range from Publishing, Character Development, and Pursing Your Dreams
● Philanthropist- Bullying, Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, and Navigating through Toxic Relationships
● January 2014, launched The Passport, a personal guide for women striving to find their “stamps” in life. Once a month, Nako releases a “stamp” to her followers geared towards reaching contentment.
www.NakoEXPO.com
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144 reviews7 followers
October 5, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🧾 “Glad I did my research before diving in!”

At first, I was confused about whether or not I should read The Arraignment first — because on the first page it says:

“So far, you should have read Please Catch My Soul, Pointe of No Return, From His Rib, In Love with a Brooklyn Thug 1–3, The Christ Family, and Stranger In My Eyes.”

That made me think I was already behind! 😩 But after checking FantasticFiction.com (which lists Nako’s reading order), I realized The Arraignment is meant to be read first, as the prequel to Please Catch My Soul. And honestly, I’m so glad I did because everything that happens here takes place the day before the court scenes in Please Catch My Soul. It sets the tone perfectly and makes all the chaos that follows make sense.

From this point, I’ll be continuing in this order:
📚
1️⃣ Please Catch My Soul
2️⃣ Pointe of No Return
3️⃣ From His Rib
4️⃣ In Love with a Brooklyn Thug 1–3
5️⃣ The Christ Family
6️⃣ Stranger In My Eyes

Then I’ll continue through the rest of The Underworld series as listed below:

🕶️ The Underworld Series Order (Full List)
0️⃣ The Arraignment (2016)
1️⃣ Please Catch My Soul (2016)
2️⃣ Pointe of No Return (2016)
3️⃣ From His Rib (2016)
4️⃣ The Christ Family (2016)
5️⃣ Stranger In My Eyes (2016)
6️⃣ Resentment (2016)
7️⃣ The Arraignment II (2016)
8️⃣ Orange Moon (2017)
9️⃣ Redemption (2017)
🔟 Before You Judge (2017)
1️⃣1️⃣ The Arraignment III (2017)
1️⃣2️⃣ The Sentencing (2017)
👑 Papa (2019)
💰 Son of a Don (2020)
💋 Daughter of a Don (2021)
🔥 Daughter of a Don II (2022)
💎 Daughter of a Don III (2025)

If you’re starting The Underworld universe fresh — start right here. It ties everything together before all the courtroom chaos begins.

♾️ in-nako-we-trust ♾️


Total Book Experience 10/10

Plot/Storyline (structure)10/10
Writing (Errors) 10/10
Characters 10/10
Again-able 10/10
Emotion 10/10
Book Cover 10/10
Visual/ Illustratable 10/10
Addictiveness 10/10
Threshold quality 10/10
Unique 10/10





If you’re wondering whether or not you should read… THE ANSWER IS YES‼️‼️

Per https://www.fantasticfiction.com/n/nako/ here are Nako’s books in order.


Series
Connect's Wife
1. The Connect's Wife (2015)
2. The Connect's Wife 2 (2015)
3. The Connect's Wife 3 (2017)
4. The Connect's Wife 4 (2017)
5. The Connect's Wife 5 (2017)
6. The Connect's Wife 6 (2017)
aka The Chanel Cavette Story
7. The Connect's Wife 7 (2017)

Underworld
0. The Arraignment (2016)
1. Please Catch My Soul (2016)
2. Pointe of No Return (2016)
3. From His Rib (2016)
4. The Christ Family (2016)
5. Stranger In My Eyes (2016)
6. Resentment (2016)
7. The Arraignment II (2016)
8. Orange Moon (2017)
9. Redemption (2017)
10. Before You Judge (2017)
11. The Arraignment III (2017)
12. The Sentencing (2017)
Papa (2019)
Son Of A Don (2020)
Daughter Of A Don (2021)
Daughter of A Don II (2022)
Daughter of A Don III (2025)

Connect
1. The Connect (2017)
2. The Connect II (2017)

In Love With A Brooklyn Thug
1. In Love with a Brooklyn Thug (2017)
2. In Love With A Brooklyn Thug 2 (2017)
3. In Love With A Brooklyn Thug 3 (2017)

Love in the Ghetto
1. Love in the Ghetto (2017)
2. Love In The Ghetto 2 (2017)

Salvation
1. Salvation (2017)
2. Salvation 2 (2017)
3. Salvation 3 (2017)

Saved By A Savage
1. Salvation: The Prelude (2019)
2. Salvation II (2017)
3. Salvation III (2017)

Kennedy Family
In Too Deep (2018)

Love Drought
1. Mahogany (2019)
2. Juice (2019)
3. Carmen (2019)

Dear Santa
1. Dear Santa (2019)
2. Dear Santa 2 (2020)
3. Dear Santa III (2022)

Ash & Pat
1 1=3 (2020)

MOA Cartel
1. Off The Table 1 (2021)
2. Off The Table 2 (2021)
3. Off The Table 3 (2024)

Novels
No Fairy Tales (2016) (with Jessica N Watkins)
An Atlanta Love Affair (2017)
The King and Queen of New York (2017)
King and Queen of New York II (2017)
Giselle (2018)
Is She The Reason (2018)
A New Year's Kiss (2019)
Ambrosia (2020)
Triggered (2022)
In Him I Trust (2023)
In Love With Miranda McKenzie (2025)

Novellas and Short Stories
Friendsgiving (2019)
My Valentine, My Lover (2020)
Nostalgia (2020)
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356 reviews19 followers
July 13, 2020
This is my first stop into the Underworld and I must say that I enjoyed the glimpses of each member as they go through the mental process of facing federal charges. Everybody is feeling the pressure and the heat! Nako also gives us glimpses into the lives of the President, Prosecutors, Govenor, Mayor, and Legal teams as they race against the clock to prepare for the biggest case in history which will take place in the next 24 hours. I gave the book 5 stars because each chapter has you on the edge, anticipating what’s next. This book is a thrill ride for sure.
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259 reviews48 followers
February 6, 2017
The underworld is not a lifestyle it's a family. The greater of the good was always the motto. With precision and focus nothing was going to get them Down. Things change ,people change but the hope is that loyalty is forever.

I loved how this book updated you and gave back history. Add some new characters and bam it's a hit. I have to find the snitch. It's looking me.
33 reviews2 followers
August 8, 2016
Needing more !

I love the fact that 12 other characters were added I can't wait to read the story from the other point of view! I can really see this being a tv series one day! Keep pushing Nako God isn't done with you and what you're doing just yet
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212 reviews6 followers
August 7, 2016
Great read

The new characters are bringing some new insights to the series. Can't wait to get the answers to the cliffhangers that had me wanting more. Can't wait for next book. Great job Nako
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521 reviews
August 13, 2016
Yesss

Thank you for the break down. And my certified reference ebook. Nako I see the new character you are doing your thing. This is like a an intense game of WHO DUNNIT LOL. AWESOME THANK YOU
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162 reviews1 follower
September 6, 2018
Omg

I’m getting so antsy, who is going to prison? Is it bad i hope everybody somehow get off!!! I don’t even want Nasir mean self or Papa crazy butts to go to prison even though technically they all deserve to go, Sasha, Meko, Lo, MJ, Sean , My poor Malachi heck even Mena and PoLo lol but jorydan ( judge wife bestie) has some friends in high places, so does Miko (president )and Lo (baby daddy)and i hope that helps EVERYONE
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377 reviews9 followers
September 16, 2025
This was my first read by Nako, but definitely won’t be my last! This book is labeled as a prequel, but it falls within the middle of The Underworld series. Based on other reviews, I went ahead & read it first before starting The Underworld series. This book has me anticipating diving into this world cause I’m definitely wondering what went wrong 😅 I’m excited to learn about all the characters that were discussed in this book.
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27 reviews
July 14, 2018
Love it

I’m my my nobody in the underworld is supposed to die or get killed that why it took me for ever to read this book I completely skip over it an read everything else and now I’m kicking my ass for doing so it is good with a fuck up cliff hanger so I have to read the other one.I NEED TO KNOW WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN Ima just say Nako you a BEAST my grl
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3,402 reviews26 followers
January 13, 2020
2nd time around

Reading the Arraignment after reading the first 4 books of the Underworld gave me so much more perspective. It was in the back of my mind from the prologue but this really hit me hard after getting to know the characters. I swear it should be a movie or a tv series!
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1,919 reviews13 followers
November 28, 2020
Can't wait to dive into Tue Underworld!

I am new to this series so wanted to read the Prelude, I can tell this series is going to be a wild ride just by reading this prelude. So many characters to meet and learn. From this read it appears there's a snake in the camp, who will it turn out to be! Looking forward to reading all the novels in this series!
42 reviews
July 13, 2018
OK it's making sense now.

I had to go back and read this book. I was all the way on book number 9 before I realized I was out of order, lol. But I had read most of it from the previous books. Surprised MJ got married.
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148 reviews24 followers
July 3, 2019
New characters

I liked the introduction of new characters to this series. It will be interesting to see how they fit in with the underworld crew. I can’t wait to find out how the they got caught.
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253 reviews
July 24, 2019
Interesting

After all these years Lo still is and ass for Nas. She has long but want him. I’m interested to see how they got catch up. A lot I already know how it’s gonna end from read Nia’s story I’m still interested in the details
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884 reviews14 followers
July 27, 2019
Interesting

This one was very different from the rest. I felt like I was doing catch up on everyone. I want to know so much but now I have more questions. Can't wait to read the next book.
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1,625 reviews1 follower
November 10, 2020
Life on the line...

These characters have been truly developed. I have love hate for some and true hate for others. Reading this series makes you think you can start and run a freaking cartel. Lawd take the wheel!!
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28 reviews6 followers
November 12, 2020
The best part yet!

Things are getting intense and Wheww I’m ready dot more! This story is getting so good and I’m just ready to know the snitch already. Never thought things would go down like this but my Gawd this is good!
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199 reviews
November 13, 2020
Interesting

This was a peek into the lives of the Underworld members. A lot of questions were answered for me in this one. All of their different situations going on had me glued to these pages.
299 reviews
April 13, 2023
I needed to read this first

If I would have read this first, everything would have made more sense. ( I blame kindle and it's crazy suggestion methods). Now to jump back into the series.
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535 reviews10 followers
January 2, 2018
Great read!

This was a great intro to for the Arraignment. I could feel the emotions of the characters. I can’t wait to see what happens to them during the Arraignment.
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200 reviews3 followers
June 13, 2018
What a Book!

I love everything about this novel.

The characters are strong and well researched, we h with an in-depth story of their own.

Can't wait for II
284 reviews2 followers
August 25, 2018
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Five star books, delivered ever single time. This book was amazing. Definitely a must read. Can't wait to read more.
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2,431 reviews1 follower
September 3, 2018
The Arraignment: Prequel of The Under🌎

Ummhun. This is too exciting for me. I cannot wait to get the other 📚 by NAKO from my TBR list. A highly recommended series!
452 reviews1 follower
October 14, 2019
KEEP ME TURNING THE PAGE

I cant get enough‼️ Im so ready to read this series and see what happens. So interesting you just dont know what to expect
648 reviews1 follower
November 8, 2019
Wow

I hope everything works out...I don't know what to think about this book. I wish Nas was there for Lauren. So much has happened, when will he stop and protect his rider?
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158 reviews1 follower
December 16, 2020
Here we go

I’m really enjoying this whole series so far. This one got me looking forward to to come next. 5 star series so far
862 reviews
February 21, 2017
Interesting

I've been following this series but after reading this I feel like I missed something. When did Noel get married and have kids? When did Lo meet the DA and get pregnant? What book was that? Anyway, I liked reading about the people who would be taking The UNderworld down. I'm left hoping MJ makes it and how is Lo sleeping with the enemy? I'm surprised how the men of The Underworld seem to be bitching up more than the women. Didn't they know this was coming sooner or later? I'm about to start The Arraignment 2. They can't go out like this. I was hoping they all got to retire. BTW, I think Polo and Mina did this because Nasir took over and cut them off. They did put him on and he got too big. I'm just sayin.
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1,220 reviews1 follower
March 18, 2017
Trial

The thing that will test all their loyalty.
Who snitch?
Everybody got something to hide even the other side.
Defiantly movie worthy
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