{"product_id":"9781933354163","title":"Got","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"There's a new player stepping into the street-lit spotlight, and he's one to watch...Urban libraries have to get \u003ci\u003eGot\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (starred review)\u003cp\u003e\"A gritty, streetwise debut [with] solid writing and unrelenting, brutal detail...The first release from The Armory, a new imprint showcasing modern urban noir, is sure to appeal to the audience that has make Akashic's city-themed anthology series (\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, etc.) a hit.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Packed with a rare combination of drama and class, \u003ci\u003eGot\u003c\/i\u003e has all the elements of an urban classic in the vein of \u003ci\u003eCarlito's Way\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBodega Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. Let the poseurs beware: In his first time out, D doesn't just raise the bar on street lit, he broke the damn thing!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBlack Artemis\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePicture Me Rollin'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like the work of Iceberg Slim, it's ultimately about the search for self in a soulless place.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eTim McLoughlin\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHeart of the Old Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGot\u003c\/i\u003e is like a dope hip-hop song. It mixes the swagger of Jay-Z, the rhythm of DJ Premier, the street intellect of Rakim, an the storytelling skills of 2pac. It's the street fiction we've all been waiting for.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBacklist.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of Kenji Jasper's street-lit imprint, The Armory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a young man living in the infamous Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. He is an orphaned college student trying to get through his sophomore year at age twenty-three, years behind the traditional undergraduates. His two best friends, Will and Chief, are an ex-drug dealer and a computer hacker. And his boss, Tony Star, is the most dangerous man in Brooklyn, an arch-criminal with enterprises legal and illegal across New York City and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur young man's job is to pick up the weekly take from Star's establishments and deliver it to him at the end of a night. It's one day's work a week for the kind of pay the fortunate get in a year. The money covers his tuition and the small apartment he rents in Crown Heights. Life is simple. And simple means good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, everything falls out of balance. Someone decides to rob him for the week's take, and leave him for dead. His boss, being generous, gives him until the end of the night to recover what's been stolen. But as the night moves forward and people start dying, this young man begins to learn the hard way that his chosen way of life is nothing but an illusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040312213744,"sku":"9781933354163","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933354163_p0.jpg?v=1763640020","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933354163","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}