Black Lotus [Paperback]

Selected for the Library Services for Youth in Custody 2015 In The Margins List

One ofLibrary Journal's Best African American Fiction Books of 2014

[A] heart-thumping thriller...K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up to the very last page.
--Publishers Weekly

Fans expecting another thug-in-the-street story will be pleasantly surprised at this rough police procedural.
--Library Journal

K'wan steadily builds to a frantic, movie-worthy climax.
--Entertainment Weekly

Included inWritten Magazine's Publisher's Picks: 30-Books-in-90-Days list

Yet another heart-thumping thriller by this Hip Hop author who delivers.
--Library Services for Youth in Custody

This book features the sublime story and character development that K'wan is known for.
--Urban Reviews

One of hip-hop fiction's hottest authors.
--King

The legacies of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines are forever preserved.
--Upscale

Black Lotusis an absolutely riveting read...an edge-of-the-seat nail-biter...you won't be disappointed.
--Zachary Mule

Well-written at a fast pace...the suspense is cutting edge and cunning. Even if you are on top of your sleuth game, you will not figure out the game players or assassin until the end...Hats off to you K'wan.
--Ski-wee's Book Corner

Detective James Wolf earned the nickname Lone Wolf from his inability to work with a partner. He's a hard cop who doesn't mind bending the rules to the point of breaking them to make a case, which is why Internal Affairs is digging in his backyard, looking for buried bones. People are starting to wonder: Which side of the law is the Lone Wolf really hunting for? His career hanging on by a thread, he needs a major show of good faith to keep employed anlÃ%