Hoodlum

Name: Hoodlum
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: K’wan
ISBN: 9781504754156

Author: K’wan

Narrator: Honey Jones

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Urban Audiobooks

Published: 12/20/2016

Categories: Fiction, Urban

Synopsis

He set out to be the good son, but the streets had a different plan.Born to one of New York City’s most notorious crime families, Shai Clark has always managed to be a good kid. A college hoops star, Shai shunned the world that his father had created and focused on his dreams of going pro. Tommy, Shai’s trigger-happy older brother, is next in line for the throne and rules under his father through brute force. But Poppa has bigger plans for Shai.The situation soon turns ugly when Poppa is murdered and Tommy is removed from the equation. Suddenly Shai finds himself at the head of his father’s empire, and the streets are thrown into chaos. Unable to sit idly by while the Clarks’ underworld empire is pillaged, Shai takes up his father’s mantle and brings his game to the streets. He quickly learns that there are two sides to every coin, and the streets hold no mercy for the weak.

About K’wan

K’wan is a multiple literary award winner and bestselling author. Born and raised in New York City, he has published more than thirty titles, collectively selling over one million copies, including his debut novel Gangsta and the widely popular Animal series. He has been featured in Vibe, Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and Time and is a two-time recipient of the Street Lit Book Award Medal in adult fiction. K’wan lives in New Jersey.

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 Porsha

I heard about the legendary Poppa Clark and the Clark Family through K’wans other books but I have been officially introduced to the Clark’s in this book. The Clark to keep your eye on is Shai. Detectives Alvarez and Brown didn’t learn that until it was too late lol. Those two should tone it down. T......more

Goodreads review by Jordan

THIS MUTHA FUCKA WAS SO GOOD! *insert claps between each word. This is the 4th book I've read by K'wan and it's my favorite so far. When I got into urban fiction back in the day, the ghetto shit, the drug shit, the raunchy shit was cool and gave me something to gasp at, but the intricacy of the plots......more

Goodreads review by Chassity

I always heard about Shai through the Animal series as a notorious enemy of King James and Animal(Read Eviction Notice and Animal and you'll know what I'm talking about). So I was always intrigued by Shai's background so that's why I gave this book a chance. I loved Shai's demeanor throughout the wh......more

Goodreads review by Calvin (40)

I never thought I would hear about a black family drug empire but "Hoodlum" proved me wrong because it wasn't a mob family or a italian family it was trinidadians, the Clark family. "Hoodlum" is a great book for it showed a father, "Poppa Calrk" trying to step down from his thrown and give his organ......more

Quotes

“With every page soaked with street-smart vernacular, K’wan’s fourth novel delivers another aggressive, bloody portrait of unrepentant urban outlaws.” Publishers Weekly