THA BOTTOM: From The Streets To The Pen

by Day One

In a tale of malevolence, treachery, money, and murders; a highly intelligent young black male embarks on a road to riches trafficking heroin as a means to an end. Twenty three year old Ja’nario “Jizz” Wade forms an alliance with his longtime school mate Cordell “Lil C” Simpkins while on a prison bid to mastermind and take over the dope game. With Jizz’s intellect and Lil C’s out of state connections, they quickly rise to the top of the food chain. But with their newfound wealth comes a plethora of problems. Crooked cops with an agenda to do nothing more than lock them away for life and rival hustlers mad at their position, devise all kinds of intricate plots to kill them off. So with both the police and shooters gunning for them, Jizz’s plans to run up a bag and get out of the hood has now been altered leaving him no choice but to resort to murder and more murder as the only level of understanding the streets know. Neck deep off in waters filled with street sharks and hood piranhas; will Jizz be able to make it out unscathed or will he fall victim and be consumed in the belly of the beast?

244 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 3, 2021

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