The Cartel

Name: The Cartel
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Ashley & JaQuavis
ISBN: 9781455162505

Author: Ashley & JaQuavis

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 9 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC

Published: 05/25/2012

Categories: Fiction, Urban

Synopsis

The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and the Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secrethis illegitimate son, Carter Jones. When young Carter learns of his fathers death, he comes to town and is introduced to the legacy of the Cartel.Miamor is a woman who uses her beauty to enhance her skill as a contract killer. She is the leader of the Murder Mamas. When her crew is hired to take down the Cartel, they slip up, and Miamor loses her sister in the process. She is determined to get revenge. Unknowingly, she meets the son of Carter Diamondand he immediately catches her heart. She is sleeping with the enemy, and when she finds out, she is torn between love and revenge. Young Carter and Miamor lead two different lifestyles. They are on opposing teams, and when their worlds collide, the truth will be unveiled in an unpredictable ending.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on August 04, 2023

2023 Update: Honestly, I had to read this again because I need to finish the series and it definitely did not disappoint. I forgot how many twist and turns Ashley and JaQuavis create with both the characters and the plot of this initial start to the series. Keep in mind that this contains a huge cas......more

Goodreads review by Erin Rae on August 22, 2024

Just when you think somebody dead & they end up not being dead 🤔 It’s a lot going on in this book lol I’m enjoying it though. Key takeaways (for me so I can remember wth going on) -Them Haitians did Carter Diamond so wrong at his funeral. -Mecca is a loose canon. -I really liked Monroe aka Money ☹️ -Ca......more

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥ on September 09, 2022

I had such high expectations for this after reading the prequels, but unfortunately this book didn't meet them. I fell in love with Carter Diamond in those prequels, and here he dies in the very first chapter??? We barely even got to know him, since his kids immediately take over. And yeah, we have C......more

Goodreads review by Monique on June 21, 2015

Did not expect to like this book as much as I did, but I could not put it down..from the first chapter you are drawn into the luxurious, extravagant and dangerous life of Carter Diamond, a legendary ganglord in Miami and you are introduced to his family and then abruptly exposed to his death..And it......more

Goodreads review by Kiki on July 02, 2013

Carter Diamond and syndicate, called the Cartel, rule Miami. The drug king seems untouchable, until a rival Haitian syndicate manages to take him out. At his funeral, his family is introduced to his estranged son Carter Jones. The Cartel follows this crime family as it deals with the aftermath of Ca......more