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When single-mother Devon Connor hires Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different. With two others, he’s been responsible for a string of high-end burglaries, a crime spree that takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered and Tyson and his girlfriend disappear. They stole the wrong thing from the wrong man, and, determined to get it back, he has hired two men who are smart and brutal and the best at what they do.

Sydney Green crede di conoscere il quartiere di Brooklyn come le sue tasche, perché è qui che è nata e cresciuta. Eppure da un po’ di tempo c’è qualcosa che Sydney non sa definire, qualcosa di profondamente sbagliato, perché ogni giorno qualcosa cambia, impercettibilmente ma inesorabilmente. L’anziana dirimpettaia all’improvviso non si vede più, intere famiglie se ne vanno senza salutare. E appaiono nuovi vicini, sempre bianchi, sempre più ricchi. E agenti immobiliari, ovunque.

This account of a fugitive gun moll masterfully compresses the essence of "noir" fiction.

Adam Murphy wants to be a serious journalist. Unfortunately, he spends his days writing copy about underwear and abs for a gay lifestyle magazine. When a troubled young porn star brings him a tip about a recently deceased marine's secret visit to an infamous pimp for underage boys, Adam is determined to break the story... until someone starts threatening his life.