Mo' Dirty

by Darrell King

Controlling the influx of narcotics into Savannah, Georgia, Peter Whiskey Battle, an enforcer for Bad Boyz II Syndicate, is faced with tragedy when an affair goes horribly wrong after he gets rid of a meddlesome police chief. Original.

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Darrel A. King has been writing ever since the age of eight. His first published work of fiction was penned during the fall of 1976 as a student of Mary Field’s Elementary School on South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island. This effort was an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Hobbit,” that he also wrote and illustrated. It was published in the school’s quarterly periodical, “The Daufuskie Kid’s Magazine.”
Darrel King has written stories and numerous poems, several of which were published in the 1995-1996 “Poetry Anthology” by the National Library of Poetry in Owings Mills, Maryland.
During the 90s, Darrell King became inspired by and attracted to the lurid tales of inner city crime. Dramas he read in novels by great writers such as Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim captivated his attention. These tales prompted Mr. King to begin his literary career writing his very own stories of urban crime and inner city drama.
Darrel King is the author of Mack Daddy: Legacy of a Gangsta, Dirty South, How Do You Want It? and Mo' Dirty : Still Stuntin’ is his latest release and the much anticipated sequel to Dirty South.
Darrell King was raised in South Carolina's Dufuskie Island. He now resides in Maryland with his wife and children.

Reviews

[The Urban Book Source · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the sequel Mo Dirty readers are again engrossed right from the beginning because it starts off with action that demands your attention. In the debut Dirty South readers learned that Marion “Snookey” Lake would spend a long time behind bars but just because he is locked up doesn't’t mean the game or the world around him would stop.

Introduced in this sequel is Whiskey Battle, Snookey’s son and like the saying goes like father like son and he is going to pick up right where his father left off. Whiskey is definitely incredible character because he was a person that could get many things done with one phone call and if he couldn’t, he definitely knew someone who would and could.

Mo Dirty takes you behind the scenes of gangs and the violence, corrupt police officers and havoc that is associated with the street life. There is a lot going on in this book and you will definitely anticipate what is going to happen next. Filled with the same recipe as the debut- sex, drugs, suspense, violence and deception in no particular order.

With any street lit novel loyalty is tested as well as the integrity of many will be questioned. Again, like Darrell king’s debut this follow up is definitely filled with action, drama and suspense and will leave the reader wanting more. Some characters you want to sympathize for while others will have you yelling at the pages for simply not using common sense but nonetheless in my opinion makes Mo Dirty that more real because you feel as you know these people being depicting throughout the pages.

I read this book truly not knowing that much about gangs and this book educated me on the life these members live and though I never believed for a minute that it was a lifestyle to be envious of but in a interesting way you could possibly and I repeat possibly understand why some people make the choices that they do.

What did you like best about this book?
The author really came through this time and told the story and could see this authors words come to life with each page. Also for it being a sequel you don’t necessarily need to read the first one to follow this sequel.

What did you dislike about this book?
That is was better than Dirty South, this would have been a better debut for the author, but you can see the growth in the authors writing skills.

How can this author improve this book?
Nothing really just continue to tell vivid stories with a storyline that will continue to keep readers engaged.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was excited to see this book on the Pump Up Your Book tour. Actually my friend Staci told me about it because she knows I love reading urban books. I was looking forward to reading this book and enjoyed it because I like reading the "street talk". It makes the story come to life. The author did an excellent job with the street talk, and it seems like a book with all of the street talk would be a little tough to write.

The first thing that happens in this book is the main character Whiskey was paid to murder Pastor Leon McBride. His fiancee' was happy to hear when her cheating pastor husband was dead, especially since she is the one that paid to have him killed.

Whiskey gets paid to murder people along with dealing drugs. He never feels bad for any of the murders he commits. Here is a sample quote from the book:
You gotta peel his cap back, homie. David done told us dat you da man when it comes to deadin' niggas. We know da dude's livin' down in y'all's neck o'da woods an' shit. So can you take care of the light work for us or what? P.16

I liked this book and was surprised at the ending. I would like to read the next book to see what happens!

[Sherrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mo' Dirty is a street-lit novel with lots of drugs, sex, and murder. Whiskey is hired to take out the police chief who is getting in everyone's way. The big bosses, who are serving time in prison, want Micky O' Mally out out the way. The story is full of non-stop drama, police corruption, and murder that will keep you glued to the pages. Mo' Dirty is a page-turner that will keep you guessing until the last page. Did Whiskey kill his famous lover? Does the police chief get killed? You'll have to read the book to find out.

[Shyann Brown]

I loved reading this book because it's urban and it keeps my attention

[Towanda Gravitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I have to say I am waiting on pt 2 love the book