Sex Money Murder, Jonathan Green
Sex Money Murder, Jonathan Green
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Sex Money Murder
A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal

Author: Jonathan Green

Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright

Unabridged: 14 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2018

Synopsis

Chronicling the rise and fall of Sex Money Murder, one of the most violent and notorious gangs of its era, and of the dedicated detectives and prosecutors struggling to stem the tide of violence, reporter Jonathan Green creates a visceral and devastating portrait of a New York City borough. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Bronx had one of the highest per capita murder rates in the country. The reason was simple: as the use of crack cocaine surged, replacing heroin as the high of choice, dealers and gangs staked claims to territory and consumers through intimidation and murder, and families found themselves fractured by crime and incarceration. Based on years of research and extraordinary access to former gang members, Green creates an epic character-driven narrative, drawing on first-person interviews, police reports, and court transcripts to offer a unique and engrossing work of gritty urban reportage. Magisterial in its scope, Sex Money Murder offers an extraordinary perspective on modern-day America.

About Jonathan Green

Jonathan Green is an award-winning journalist and author. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Men's Journal, Garden and Gun, Fast Company, the Financial Times Magazine, and British GQ and Esquire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on January 29, 2023

Because a writer draws satisfaction from his labors.......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on June 16, 2018

This book reads like a mashup of David Simon's HOMICIDE and Jill Leovy's GHETTOSIDE, but with even greater compassion for young men who turn to crime out of desperation, greed, or simply because it's what they know how to do. Highly recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Theo on May 04, 2018

If you think you know the story of crack, gangs and violence in New York City in the 1980s and '90s, think again and read Sex Money Murder, a powerful chronicle of the rise and fall of one of the most violent modern gangs in New York. Richly detailed and meticulously documented, SMM reflects years o......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on July 09, 2018

The story was good, but I found myself wanting more depth. I never felt as if I got to know the gang members. I learned of their crimes and the details around them, but I wanted more depth, more introspection from someone. After a while, it just started to feel like a dry recitation of facts, even i......more

Goodreads review by Adam on November 13, 2018

HBO's most overrated show The Wire was best when showing the intricacies to the management and development of crack dealers in the towers. $MM follows youth in the Bronx back in the 90's who followed the same business model of The Wire's Baltimore counterparts. What makes the book so much greater th......more

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