"A cold, calculating hired killer takes family matters into his own hands in this bold action-packed street thriller from Donald Goines, the OG master of urban lit . . . "--Provided by publisher.
For the 50th anniversary of its original publication, the cult classic Daddy Cool, is now back in print with a dynamic new look.For the 50th anniversary of its original publication, the cult classic Daddy Cool, is now back in print with a dynamic new look.A cold, calculating hired killer takes family matters into his own hands in this bold action-packed street thriller from Donald Goines, the OG master of urban lit . . .Nobody's better at taking out bodies than Larry Jackson, aka "Daddy Cool." Long as he's paid in full, he'll pull the trigger or stick a knife deep, whatever it takes to get the job done. No questions asked. Nobody's better. Nothing knocks him off his game-except his own family. Dead ass. He's got two stepsons wasting space and a wife he almost forgot about. But his daughter is another story. The only reason he do what he do is to keep her off the streets. Imagine how he feels about her new boyfriend being a two-bit pimp? It's time to TCB before everything he's worked for ends up in the gutter. No cap.
Praise for Donald Goines
“A true master at depicting street life in its rawest, most authentic form, Mr. Goines mastered the art of storytelling from the darkest corner of America: the ghetto. His brilliance still shines through and touches the soul of modern black culture.” —JaQuavis Coleman, New York Times bestselling author
“Donald Goines is the most iconic voice in urban fiction. His masterful pen is timeless.” —Ashley Antoinette, New York Times bestselling author
“I learned to read on Donald Goines. His books are classics.” —Carl Weber, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Urban Books
“A timeless writer, Donald Goines laid the foundation for all who came after. Fifty years later, his novels continue to inspire urban fiction from one generation to the next.” —Wahida Clark, New York Times bestselling author
“Machiavelli was my tutor, Donald Goines my father figure.” —Tupac Shakur
“The voice of the ghetto itself.” —The Village Voice
“He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators.” —New Jersey Voice
“Donald Goines is one of Hip Hop’s Greatest Inspirations.” —The Source Magazine
“The godfather of black pulp fiction.” —Salon.com
“Goines put you right there in the action.” —AllHipHop.com
“Donald Goines, a brilliant writer of street literature, captures the pain of addiction perfectly.” —Black Enterprise, The 18 Best Books of All Time
“Goines’s influence on hip-hop, pulp-fiction, movies, and scores of authors deserves as much praise as a James Baldwin or Richard Wright, who also wrote about Black life in the ghetto.” —Darryl Robertson, hip hop journalist
“Donald Goines was for the streets [in the 70s] what the rappers are today. . . . He was in the streets, of the streets and spoke for the streets.” —Chaz Williams, CEO of Black Hand Entertainment
“Donald Goines has become, decades after his death, one of the most influential African-American authors in the African-American literary canon.” —Thumpers Corner
Donald Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the U.S. Air Force instead of going into his family's drycleaning business. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. While he was in prison, Goines wrote his first two novels, Dopefiend- The Story of a Black Junkie and Whoreson- The Story of a Ghetto Pimp. Goines was shot to death in 1974.
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