Chasin' It

by Tony Lindsay

A fast-paced, no-holds-barred story of life on the streets follows ex-convict and junkie Terri Parish, a former Las Vegas headliner, as she hooks up with ex-lover Mo-Red, the ruthless leader of a large street gang, in an attempt to get out of Chicago and follow her dreams. Original. 15,000 first printing.

288 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2004

About the author

Tony Lindsay is the author of seven novels; One Dead Preacher, Street Possession, Chasin’ It, Urban Affair, One Dead Lawyer, More Boy than Girl, One Dead Doctor and four short story collections titled Pieces of the Hole, Fat from Papa’s Head, Love, Lust, and Addiction, and Almost Grown. He has published book critiques and reviews for Black Issue’s Book Review. He was a contributor to the anthologies Don't Hate the Game, Lucious, and Fire and Desire. He has also contributed to the on-line encyclopedia Identity.com, and Mosiac.com. He has been published by to the African American literary web-site ‘Timbooktu.com’, as well as the young adult magazine Cicada. He writes bimonthly articles for Conversations magazine, and he writes non-fiction book reviews for Hartman Publishing’s N’DIGO Magapaper. Lindsay has a Post Graduate Certificate in Multicultural and Transnational Literatures East Carolina University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Chicago State University, and Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Illinois – Chicago. He teaches at Calumet College of St. Joseph, Harold Washington College, Ivy Tech Community College, and South Suburban College.

Reviews

[Shanae · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really didn't like this novel at all...I'm not too sure what Tony Lindsay was trying to create but the storyline was a little blah...the novella is easy to forget and I definitely don't recommend it. If you're new to urban lit, then pass on this one because after reading it you probably won't pick up another. And if you like/love urban lit, don't pick this one up because it's certain to turn you off - it took me a really long time to pick up another street lit novel after this one, it made me think: Is this what authors are into these days? Is this what sells?

[Felicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love urban street books & this is one of my favorites. This one hooks you from the very first page. It's about Terry a "Queen" but who would not be referred to as a trans woman. It starts with her running away from a crazy situation & as we go with her she remembers what brought her there. It's exciting & I found myself really liking Terry & rooting for her. I would definitely recommend this book! I liked it so much I ended up just buying myself a copy!