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The dying ground : a hip-hop noir novel

"The setting is Oakland, 1989; the crack epidemic is at its height and turf wars are brewing. Maceo Redfield, currently on hiatus from college, is walking a fine line between respectability and involvement in Oakland's drug underworld. As he waits in the neighborhood barbershop, one of his closest childhood friends, Holly Ford, brings him the news of the murder of Billy Crane, the third member of childhood trio and a successful drug dealer."--Back cover.

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  • "Maceo Redfield novel"@en

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  • ""The setting is Oakland, 1989; the crack epidemic is at its height and turf wars are brewing. Maceo Redfield, currently on hiatus from college, is walking a fine line between respectability and involvement in Oakland's drug underworld. As he waits in the neighborhood barbershop, one of his closest childhood friends, Holly Ford, brings him the news of the murder of Billy Crane, the third member of childhood trio and a successful drug dealer." -- Back cover."
  • ""The setting is Oakland, 1989; the crack epidemic is at its height and turf wars are brewing. Maceo Redfield, currently on hiatus from college, is walking a fine line between respectability and involvement in Oakland's drug underworld. As he waits in the neighborhood barbershop, one of his closest childhood friends, Holly Ford, brings him the news of the murder of Billy Crane, the third member of childhood trio and a successful drug dealer."--Back cover."@en
  • "When he discovers that his childhood friend, successful drug dealer Billy Crane, has been murdered, ex-baseball star and college dropout Maceo Redfield sets out to uncover the truth about the crime and find Billy's girlfriend."@en
  • "When he discovers that his childhood friend, successful drug dealer Billy Crane, has been murdered, ex-baseball star and college dropout Maceo Redfield sets out to uncover the truth about the crime and find Billy's girlfriend."
  • ""Maceo Redfield, a college baseball player, walks a fine line between respectability and crime in Oakland, California. Felicia Bennett, Maceo's true love, and the fianc?e of his childhood best friend, is on the run and suspected of murder. As Maceo searches for Felicia and the answers to his friend's death, he's drawn deeper into a dark world concealing even darker secrets. As Maceo uncovers the truth, he'll have to face terrifying and painful revelations."--Page 4 of cover."
  • "En 1989, Maceo Redfield, la vingtaine, survit dans les quartiers difficiles d'Oakland. Il aurait pu s'en sortir en devenant lanceur de base-ball mais n'assumant pas la pression, il est retourné dans le ghetto. Un matin, il apprend l'assassinat de Billy, un ami d'enfance devenu dealer de drogue. Accompagné d'Holly, l'ami d'enfance qui faisait parti du trio, Maceo se lance à la poursuite des tueurs."
  • "Billy: dead. Felicia: missing.None of the words made sense together, but the doom I'd expected announced itself. I felt iron in my mouth, like I'd gargled with pennies, a taste like blood, a bitter taste that always followed bad news.The setting is Oakland, 1989; the crack epidemic is at its height and turf wars are brewing. Maceo Redfield, currently on hiatus from college, is walking a fine line between respectability and involvement in Oakland's drug underworld. As he waits in the neighborhood barbershop, one of his closest childhood friends, Holly Ford, brings him the news of the murder of Billy Crane, the third member of their childhood trio and a successful drug dealer. Felicia, Billy's girlfriend and Maceo's true love, is on the run and suspected of setting up the hit. As he searches for Felicia and the answer to the mystery of Billy's murder, Maceo is drawn deeper into a world in which dealers, players, and interlopers, obeying a code of honor all their own, engage in a deadly game to capture the heart of Oakland. When Maceo uncovers the truth about Billy, the story builds to a terrifying and painful climax.From the Trade Paperback edition."@en

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  • "The dying ground"
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  • "The Dying Ground A Hip-Hop Noir Novel"@en
  • "Terre des morts"

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