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Thieves' Paradise - by Eric Jerome Dickey (Paperback)

Thieves' Paradise - by  Eric Jerome Dickey (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Includes an excerpt from: The Other Woman.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey presents a powerful novel about grifters and con artists, brothers and sisters, looking for love and making ends meet--on the wrong side of the law....</b> <p/>Dante black did his stretch of hard time in juvenile jail. Now he's out...and down. Facing a mountain of unpaid bills, a car on its last legs, and imminent eviction, he doesn't stand a chance with Pam, a sexy waitress/actress on the hunt for a man with means. Enter Scamz, a slick brother from Dante's past cruising L.A. in custom-tailored suits and a Benz CL600. He's got a job that'll put Dante back on top--especially with Pam. Seduced by easy money, she's finding Dante suddenly irresistible. But then the perfect sting goes horribly wrong, and a dangerous game is just beginning.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Eric Jerome Dickey and <i>Thieves' Paradise</i></b><i><br></i><br>"[O]ne of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century."--<i>The New York Times <p/></i>"Eric Jerome Dickey's work is a master class in Black joy....[his] characters--bold, smart women oozing sexuality and vulnerability--navigate interpersonal conflicts using dialogue that crackles with authenticity."--The Atlantic <p/>"Heart-pumping...electrifying...In his compelling picture of another world, Dickey believably shows how even in the underbelly of society, loyalty, respect, and love have their place. Gritty...a smartly-paced novel."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Eric Jerome Dickey </b>(1961-2021) was the award-winning and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (<i>X-Men</i>) and the Black Panther. His novel <i>Sister, Sister</i> was honored as one of <i>Essence</i>'s "50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years," and <i>A Wanted Woman</i> won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include <i>The Blackbirds</i>, <i>Finding Gideon</i>, <i>Bad Men and Wicked Women</i>, <i>Before We Were Wicked</i>, <i>The Business of Lovers</i>, and <i>The Son of Mr. Suleman</i>. </p>

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