Synopsis
Notorious Alonzo Crane had been dubbed "The Motion Picture Bank Robber" by the press because he modeled a bank robbery after a Steve McQueen movie he'd seen...except that he got caught. The authorities offered Crane a deal if he'd roll over on his accomplices but he refused -- and got twenty-five years to life.
Ten years into his sentence, Crane is offered a chance to leave prison when a corrupt warden, in league with a prison gang, gives him a secret assignment. If Crane can pull it off, his prison record will be wiped clean. Now all he has to do is enlist the help of former cellmate Duffy, a small-time hustler with big-time ideas, and Trixie, Duffy's gorgeous girlfriend with a cocaine habit and a nose for trouble. And if Crane can successfully mimic the plot of an action film he's seen, this time he might stand a chance...."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
"Roland Jefferson has fashioned a great American heist novel as thrilling as it is entertaining."
--Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of "Dying in the Dark" and "A Tamara Hayle Mystery"
"Roland Jefferson's Damaged Goods is delivered in crisp, snappy dialogue, an exciting pace, and a plot loaded with surprises. Reading it is like enjoying a suspense-filled movie."
--Herb Boyd, author of "We Shall Overcome" and "Pound for Pound"
"Fast paced...Roland Jefferson has crafted an L.A. mean streets winner."
--Robert Greer, author of "Heat Shock"
"Step from the straight-and-narrow onto the crooked path laid down by Roland Jefferson in "Damaged Goods" where everybody has an angle to play; where the biggest thieves have name plaques on their desks; and roll with a cast of desperate characters caught up in a caper that might net them some phat bank or a guest appearance at the morgue."
--Gary Phillips, co-editor of the "Cocaine Chronicles"
Synopsis
A gripping, clever and pacey novel brimming with elaborate schemes and eccentric characters. Written by a real-life professional forensic psychologist, this thrilling novel has a pedigree and quality that puts it leagues ahead of the competition. Alonzo Crane, a notorious and long-imprisoned bank robber, secretly has been given the chance to walk free and start a new life. The catch - and there's always a catch - is that the man dubbed the 'Motion Picture Bank Robber', because of his spectacularly cinematic heists, must pull off the greatest job of his career for a corrupt prison warden...or die trying. Once released from prison, Crane sets to work, gathering a gang of old accomplices and seasoned crinimals to help execute his complicated plans. However, he hadn't planned on falling for one of his co-conspirators along the way. And now, haunted by his past and embroilled in what's rapidly becoming a kamikaze mission, Crane is playing for the highest stakes - his honour, his love and his life.
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