Payback
The Return of C.R.E.A.M.
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
The gritty sequel to the bestseller C.R.E.A.M. from Solomon Jones, the critically-acclaimed author of Pipe Dream, The Bridge, and Ride or Die.
Karima "C.R.E.A.M." Thomas stands before a judge as an accomplice in the murders of two drug dealers. Suddenly, a scream tears through the courtroom, and when the smoke clears, her mother lies dying on the floor. Soon, others in Karima's family are targeted, and one thing becomes clear: Unless she finds the killer first, Karima will be the next to die.
With the help of Captain Kevin Lynch, Karima races to untangle a web of family secrets that threaten her very life. As she unlocks the shocking truth about her past, Karima closes in on the killer, and in a deadly struggle against an enemy as ruthless as herself, Karima is determined to get one thing – payback.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Jones's explosive sequel to C.R.E.A.M. (2007), just as a Philadelphia judge is about to rule that Karima "Cream" Thomas must stand trial for the murder of her boyfriend, Duane Faision, who died defending her in the previous book, a scream is heard outside the courtroom. Practically everyone in the court, including Karima, rushes into the hallway, where Karima's mother, Sharon Thomas, lies dying with a puncture wound in her neck. Karima vows vengeance on the ice pick murderer, who turns out to be fiendishly clever Troy Williams, a former FBI profiler with a long grudge list. In the next 24 hours, as Troy starts bumping off all those he believes have wronged him, it becomes clear only Karima can stop his rampage. Jones's African-American female avenger breathes fresh air into a stale stereotype.
