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Benjamin "Vibe" Hayes built his reputation on being the kind of man people trusted.
Once a radical organizer and now a respected Atlanta public figure, Benjamin has learned how to survive inside the institutions he once challenged. His nonprofit has influence. His name opens doors. His image appears beside developers, donors, and civic leaders promising a better future for the communities that made him.
Then a celebration ends in blood.
What begins with an attack at a downtown gala leads Benjamin into a network of manipulated rent records, surveillance data, relocation programs, and redevelopment deals designed to turn vulnerable residents into numbers on a vacancy report. Families who paid their rent are suddenly delinquent. Private information becomes leverage. And a neighborhood's future depends on paperwork almost no one was ever supposed to see.
The deeper Benjamin investigates, the harder it becomes to separate the people exploiting the system from the people who genuinely believe they are saving the city-and the harder it becomes to deny his own role in helping that system earn the community's trust.
With an attorney demanding evidence, a whistleblower risking everything, residents fighting to remain in their homes, and powerful interests racing toward a final certification deadline, Benjamin must decide what his reputation is actually worth when protecting it means abandoning the people who gave it to him.
Set against Atlanta's accelerating transformation and a buried history stretching back through coastal Georgia, THE GOOD CITIZEN is a literary crime thriller about power, redevelopment, memory, institutional violence, and the dangerous distance between being considered a good citizen and doing what is right.
THE GOOD CITIZEN is the first novel in the WARDOGS series by Ken Oswald.
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About the Author
KEN OSWALD is the pen name of Kenneth Oswald "__yak" R. Vann, Jr., an Atlanta-based author, visual artist, and chef whose work examines power, identity, morality, and the systems that shape human lives.A Savannah State University alumnus, Oswald brings a multidisciplinary perspective to literary suspense, social commentary, and cultural criticism. His writing explores the intersection of personal ambition, institutional power, racial inequality, and the complicated choices people make to survive.He is the author of "The Quantum Race Theory: How Systems Measure Difference and Manufacture Inequality" and the 'WARDOGS' literary suspense series, including "The Good Citizen" and "The Men Who Stayed Behind".Drawing from his experiences in art, activism, and more than a decade in professional kitchens, Oswald creates stories that challenge conventional narratives and examine uncomfortable truths about the world we inhabit.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Benjamin "Vibe" Hayes built his reputation on being the kind of man people trusted.Once a radical organizer and now a respected Atlanta public figure, Benjamin has learned how to survive inside the institutions he once challenged. His nonprofit has influence. His name opens doors. His image appears beside developers, donors, and civic leaders promising a better future for the communities that made him.Then a celebration ends in blood.What begins with an attack at a downtown gala leads Benjamin into a network of manipulated rent records, surveillance data, relocation programs, and redevelopment deals designed to turn vulnerable residents into numbers on a vacancy report. Families who paid their rent are suddenly delinquent. Private information becomes leverage. And a neighborhood's future depends on paperwork almost no one was ever supposed to see.The deeper Benjamin investigates, the harder it becomes to separate the people exploiting the system from the people who genuinely believe they are saving the city-and the harder it becomes to deny his own role in helping that system earn the community's trust.With an attorney demanding evidence, a whistleblower risking everything, residents fighting to remain in their homes, and powerful interests racing toward a final certification deadline, Benjamin must decide what his reputation is actually worth when protecting it means abandoning the people who gave it to him.Set against Atlanta's accelerating transformation and a buried history stretching back through coastal Georgia, THE GOOD CITIZEN is a literary crime thriller about power, redevelopment, memory, institutional violence, and the dangerous distance between being considered a good citizen and doing what is right.THE GOOD CITIZEN is the first novel in the WARDOGS series by Ken Oswald. An Atlanta community leader discovers that the redevelopment deal he championed is using falsified records to drive residents from their homes. Exposing it could cost him his reputation-and his life. The first WARDOG novel, The Good Citizen. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798182874120
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Benjamin 'Vibe' Hayes built his reputation on being the kind of man people trusted.Once a radical organizer and now a respected Atlanta public figure, Benjamin has learned how to survive inside the institutions he once challenged. His nonprofit has influence. His name opens doors. His image appears beside developers, donors, and civic leaders promising a better future for the communities that made him.Then a celebration ends in blood.What begins with an attack at a downtown gala leads Benjamin into a network of manipulated rent records, surveillance data, relocation programs, and redevelopment deals designed to turn vulnerable residents into numbers on a vacancy report. Families who paid their rent are suddenly delinquent. Private information becomes leverage. And a neighborhood's future depends on paperwork almost no one was ever supposed to see.The deeper Benjamin investigates, the harder it becomes to separate the people exploiting the system from the people who genuinely believe they are saving the city-and the harder it becomes to deny his own role in helping that system earn the community's trust.With an attorney demanding evidence, a whistleblower risking everything, residents fighting to remain in their homes, and powerful interests racing toward a final certification deadline, Benjamin must decide what his reputation is actually worth when protecting it means abandoning the people who gave it to him.Set against Atlanta's accelerating transformation and a buried history stretching back through coastal Georgia, THE GOOD CITIZEN is a literary crime thriller about power, redevelopment, memory, institutional violence, and the dangerous distance between being considered a good citizen and doing what is right.THE GOOD CITIZEN is the first novel in the WARDOGS series by Ken Oswald. Seller Inventory # 9798182874120
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Benjamin "Vibe" Hayes built his reputation on being the kind of man people trusted.Once a radical organizer and now a respected Atlanta public figure, Benjamin has learned how to survive inside the institutions he once challenged. His nonprofit has influence. His name opens doors. His image appears beside developers, donors, and civic leaders promising a better future for the communities that made him.Then a celebration ends in blood.What begins with an attack at a downtown gala leads Benjamin into a network of manipulated rent records, surveillance data, relocation programs, and redevelopment deals designed to turn vulnerable residents into numbers on a vacancy report. Families who paid their rent are suddenly delinquent. Private information becomes leverage. And a neighborhood's future depends on paperwork almost no one was ever supposed to see.The deeper Benjamin investigates, the harder it becomes to separate the people exploiting the system from the people who genuinely believe they are saving the city-and the harder it becomes to deny his own role in helping that system earn the community's trust.With an attorney demanding evidence, a whistleblower risking everything, residents fighting to remain in their homes, and powerful interests racing toward a final certification deadline, Benjamin must decide what his reputation is actually worth when protecting it means abandoning the people who gave it to him.Set against Atlanta's accelerating transformation and a buried history stretching back through coastal Georgia, THE GOOD CITIZEN is a literary crime thriller about power, redevelopment, memory, institutional violence, and the dangerous distance between being considered a good citizen and doing what is right.THE GOOD CITIZEN is the first novel in the WARDOGS series by Ken Oswald. An Atlanta community leader discovers that the redevelopment deal he championed is using falsified records to drive residents from their homes. Exposing it could cost him his reputation-and his life. The first WARDOG novel, The Good Citizen. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798182874120
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Benjamin "Vibe" Hayes built his reputation on being the kind of man people trusted.Once a radical organizer and now a respected Atlanta public figure, Benjamin has learned how to survive inside the institutions he once challenged. His nonprofit has influence. His name opens doors. His image appears beside developers, donors, and civic leaders promising a better future for the communities that made him.Then a celebration ends in blood.What begins with an attack at a downtown gala leads Benjamin into a network of manipulated rent records, surveillance data, relocation programs, and redevelopment deals designed to turn vulnerable residents into numbers on a vacancy report. Families who paid their rent are suddenly delinquent. Private information becomes leverage. And a neighborhood's future depends on paperwork almost no one was ever supposed to see.The deeper Benjamin investigates, the harder it becomes to separate the people exploiting the system from the people who genuinely believe they are saving the city-and the harder it becomes to deny his own role in helping that system earn the community's trust.With an attorney demanding evidence, a whistleblower risking everything, residents fighting to remain in their homes, and powerful interests racing toward a final certification deadline, Benjamin must decide what his reputation is actually worth when protecting it means abandoning the people who gave it to him.Set against Atlanta's accelerating transformation and a buried history stretching back through coastal Georgia, THE GOOD CITIZEN is a literary crime thriller about power, redevelopment, memory, institutional violence, and the dangerous distance between being considered a good citizen and doing what is right.THE GOOD CITIZEN is the first novel in the WARDOGS series by Ken Oswald. An Atlanta community leader discovers that the redevelopment deal he championed is using falsified records to drive residents from their homes. Exposing it could cost him his reputation-and his life. The first WARDOG novel, The Good Citizen. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798182874120
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