Love and a Gangsta: Social Struggles in the Transition to a Post-Petrol World

Erick S. Gray cemented his reputation as a hip-hop writing legend with "Crave All, Lose All." Now, in this explosive sequel, Gray returns to characters Soul and America just as Soul is leaving his four-year stretch in prison for drug charges. America expects Soul to straighten up and fly right, but Soul has other ideas. As Soul once again becomes embroiled in the Queens drug scene -- a landscape rife with greed, betrayal, violence, and politics -- America and Soul find their love tested. The disintegrating relationship and intense plot twists -- including a crushing deception and a shocking murder -- make this a suspenseful, riveting read