The Badness
Strebor Books · Paperback · June 28, 2005
From one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary urban fiction comes a gripping, erotic, edge-of-your-seat thriller about four strangers whose lives are about to collide, with explosive and murderous consequences.
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- Who it’s for
- Four strangers' lives intertwine amid family curses, a deadly search, and love in the projects.
- Genres
- Black Urban Fiction, Black Erotica, Suspense
- Published
- Strebor Books, June 28, 2005
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From one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary urban fiction comes a gripping, erotic, edge-of-your-seat thriller about four strangers whose lives are about to collide, with explosive and murderous consequences. Alias suffers from a curse that has haunted his family for generations and he vows to do whatever it takes to end it, even if the breaking of the curse results in his own death.
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D. Wayne's traumatic childhood at the hands of his abusive mother has turned him into a demented killer following the voice of his God, Ruh, who guides him in a deadly search—a journey that leads him to the brink of madness. Doin and Joozy both feel separated from the rest of the society, but as their imperfections draw them together, they discover a love that they thought was impossible. Set in the raw and tumultuous landscape of the projects, Nane Quartay's sharp-edged second novel chronicles the lives, loves, and losses of these four young strangers whose lives become inextricably intertwined. Eroticism, mysticism, and suspense are seamlessly woven together in a tough and thought-provoking narrative that reaches a shocking climax and brings an entire city to the brink of chaos.
Four Intertwined Lives
Four strangers' lives intertwine amid family curses, a deadly search, and love in the projects.
Come here for
- Four young strangers whose lives become intertwined
- A family curse and a deadly search guided by Ruh
Expect
- Eroticism, mysticism, and suspense
- Lives, loves, and losses in a tumultuous urban landscape
Where it sits
| Black Urban Fiction | 56% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 49% |
| Black Erotica | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Black Erotica
- Black Urban Fiction
- Authors
- Nane Quartay
- Publisher
- Strebor Books
- Published
- June 28, 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Suspense