Dirty Game

Name: Dirty Game
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Shannon Holmes
ISBN: 9781504793063

Author: Shannon Holmes

Narrator: Honey Jones

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Urban Audiobooks

Published: 11/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Urban

Synopsis

Shannon Holmes, king of urban lit and #1 Essence bestselling author, brings you another story from the mean streets of the South Bronx.Kenny “Ken-Ken” Greene left his days as a hustler behind him when his wife was killed during a scam gone bad, leaving him with a baby daughter. Now he’s a cab driver, doing what he can to put food on the table and give his daughter, Destiny, everything she needs. In spite of his past or because of it, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep Destiny off the streets. But when he is shot and paralyzed during a robbery while on the job, Destiny knows that she has to step up to the plate to take care of the father who has provided for her.Allowing herself to learn from one of the fiercest of street hustlers, Destiny becomes his lover, and soon her skills rival his. But the longer she stays in the game, the deeper into the game she falls.

About Shannon Holmes

Shannon Holmes is the nationally bestselling author of more than seven novels, including B-More Careful, Bad Girlz, Never Go Home Again, Dirty Game, Caught Up, and more.

About Honey Jones

Honey Jones is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, and currently resides in New York City. She is an actress, acting coach, and teaching artist in all five boroughs of the New York City school system. Her credits are extensive in regional theater, and she has also done soap and episodic work. She holds a BFA from Howard University and an MFA from Penn State University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by OOSA

A Mixed Blessing I'm not one for reading a synopsis because I know that it may not be an accurate description. Once I cracked Dirty Game open, I had an instant feeling of déjà vu. Could it be? Have I read this story previously? Unfortunately, I did and I wish I'd been pre-warned. Dirty Game was one o......more

Goodreads review by Ms.Toni

It Just Didn't Do It For Me In this cold, cruel world young hustler Kenny "Ken-Ken" Greene would be left alone to raise his daughter, Destiny. Vowing to give her what he didn't have and leading by example, Ken-Ken provided as best as he could for them leaving the streets behind. A twist of fate rende......more

Goodreads review by Katala

As always, another great book from Holmes. Being a mixed girl from the south Bronx like Destiny from this story, I LOVE how the dialogue is typed the way we actually speak here. It's giving readers from other location a real feel of the boogie down and NYC. For example, instead of saying "go to your......more

Goodreads review by Zikeya

Ummm I don’t really know what to say about this book. It wasn’t super terrible but it wasn’t good. The writing was mediocre, but that may just be my thoughts because I haven’t been reading much urban novels lately (although there are better written urban novels out there). The plot of the story was......more

Quotes

“This no-holds-barred tale of mistrust and secrecy is full of energy that rivals even the best action films. Holmes’ latest is thoroughly engrossing, thanks in part to its description, which provides readers with a strong sense of what’s taking place in the novel.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)