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Lamin Michaels, raised by his mother with a focus on "chasing paper," spirals into the drug trade as a teenager. He meets Zion, a product of New York City's foster and prison systems, and together they build a vast narcotics empire. Their partnership is tested when Lamin falls for Lucky, a woman who reveals that there is more to life than money. Pursuing a legitimate career in entertainment, Lamin opens a new chapter, while Zion continues to run their criminal operations on both the street and the boardroom floor. As corruption, murder, extortion, and money laundering entangle them, the question remains whether Lamin and Zion can stay ahead of their past or if the shadows of their paper‑chasing days will overtake them.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Tracy Brown
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