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Blinking Red Light
The hardcore hip-hop debut novel from a natural born storyteller.
"I had all this s-racing through my head. I figured that if the pigs was asking about Dex then they had to know he was rolling with somebody which meant they was going to be looking for me too..."
Blinking Red Light is a story of temptation and betrayal, where sex looks easy but the stakes are way higher than the players could have known.
When Dexter and a longtime friend come across a sweet hook up, it's a deal neither can refuse: they are paid large sums of money to sleep with women with no strings attached... part of a blackmail ring that quickly backfires. Soon the two are caught in a predicament with lethal consequences. Twists and turns come flying at them full speed from the rugged streets of North Philly to the eerie back roads of North Carolina.
Blinking Red Light is fast-paced and intriguing, from its opening line to the shocking conclusion-----a thrilling ride about the madness that ensues when easy money comes a man's way.
"I had all this s-racing through my head. I figured that if the pigs was asking about Dex then they had to know he was rolling with somebody which meant they was going to be looking for me too..."
Blinking Red Light is a story of temptation and betrayal, where sex looks easy but the stakes are way higher than the players could have known.
When Dexter and a longtime friend come across a sweet hook up, it's a deal neither can refuse: they are paid large sums of money to sleep with women with no strings attached... part of a blackmail ring that quickly backfires. Soon the two are caught in a predicament with lethal consequences. Twists and turns come flying at them full speed from the rugged streets of North Philly to the eerie back roads of North Carolina.
Blinking Red Light is fast-paced and intriguing, from its opening line to the shocking conclusion-----a thrilling ride about the madness that ensues when easy money comes a man's way.
320 pages, Paperback
First published May 4, 2004
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June 28, 2025
I recently re-read this as an adult. I reread this when it first came out and thought it was intriguing. 20 something years later, I stand on it. This book is very well written. This book is a masterpiece and EXTREMELY entertaining to the point where you can read it all in one sitting. It is TRULY a page turner. Love the author's voice/writing style. It's truly a young black male's POV. Love love love the original and AUTHENTIC story telling style. Loved the author's expression of the young black male gaze. The plot itself was great. This book is a page-turner. I put this book up there with "COLDEST WINTER EVER" in terms of authenticity and writing style. Whoever thinks this is not realistic just hasn't lived enough. Also I liked how the author worked himself into the book. Everyone who has lived a phenomenal life has a crazy story to tell about how they narrowly escaped death. It's what makes life interesting. Loved this book. I also find his other book to be excellent. I wish he would've written more books.
February 6, 2025
A wild ride! Some grammatical errors. But overall a good story line.
February 2, 2008
Intense, fast, hard-hitting and suspenseful - a great read from beginning to end.
April 24, 2008
Totally gangsta, and a sensitive thuggish portrait of a well meaning if slightly misguided black man trying to make in a lying theiving conniving world.
December 7, 2011
This book is hilarious. I enjoyed except for a couple of edit errors other than that I like it. The ending was not a good ending but all together the book is entertaining.
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