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Card House: The Second Hand
Paperback
Series: Card House, Book 2
ISBN13: 9781492360483
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Sep 11 2013
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The game never ends.
Three months after the shocking events that nearly destroyed Chicago's criminal underworld, the city remains more divided than ever. With J-Ace fighting for his life, a dangerous power vacuum has emerged, and every hustler, kingpin, and opportunist is determined to claim the throne.
Jerome Capone returns to Chicago with a ruthless vision, forming the Capone Spade Players and launching a campaign that threatens to reshape the balance of power. As old loyalties crumble and new alliances are forged, betrayal becomes the most valuable currency on the streets.
Caught in the middle of the chaos is Alicia Yarbrough, who struggles to keep the Diamond Club alive while navigating family turmoil, personal heartbreak, and the growing violence consuming everyone she loves. At the same time, Paul P. Love Johnson finds himself standing at a crossroads between faith, ambition, and the criminal empire he has helped build, while rival organizations prepare for an all-out war that could engulf the entire city.
Away from the streets, the Yarbrough family faces battles of their own. Long-buried secrets begin to surface. Marriages fall apart. Family bonds are tested. Old wounds reopen. And painful truths from the past threaten to change the future forever.
As kidnappings, revenge plots, shifting allegiances, and deadly conspiracies collide, one thing becomes painfully clear-every move creates another consequence, every hand has a price, and every player eventually discovers that the second hand can be just as deadly as the first.
In a city where trust is scarce, loyalty is temporary, and power is everything, the cards are dealt once again.
Card House 2: The Second Hand is an explosive urban crime saga filled with unforgettable characters, family drama, shocking twists, street politics, faith, love, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of survival in the streets of Chicago.
Because in this game...
No one gets to fold.
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