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Rude Boy USA
Paperback
Series: Rude Boy USA, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 9 2015
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
WINNER OF THE 2016 PACIFIC BOOK AWARD FOR CRIME FICTION
Power is never given. It is taken.
In 1960s New York City, ambition moves faster than the law and loyalty is the only real currency. When John LeBlanc rises through the ranks of the Chimera Group, a polished and ruthless criminal organization operating behind the façade of a legitimate investment firm, he becomes one of the most dangerous men in the city without ever pulling a public trigger.
Chimera is different from the traditional crime families. Multiracial, impeccably dressed, and strategically embedded across boroughs, its members sell futures to desperate communities while quietly controlling protection rackets, gambling, and political influence. At the center stands Bernie Banks, a calculating founder who sees the city as a chessboard and his protégés as pieces he intends to move.
As John's power grows, so do the costs. Rival families close in. Law enforcement watches from the shadows. Personal relationships fracture under the weight of secrecy and violence. When a chance encounter introduces Bunny, a woman who represents both escape and exposure, John is forced to confront the consequences of a life built on control rather than freedom.
Set against a backdrop of racial tension, political corruption, and a city on the brink of transformation, Rude Boy USA is a sweeping crime drama about ambition, identity, and the making of modern power. It is the first chapter in a saga where loyalty is tested, legacies are forged, and survival demands sacrifice.
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