Daddy Cool
Pages: 224
|Published: 1 Jan 2003
Description
"The voice of the ghetto itself. " — The Village Voice
A bold action-packed street opera from Donald Goines, the godfather of urban lit. . .
To his clients, Larry Jackson is known as "Daddy Cool. " Nobody's better at what he does. Nothing knocks him off his game. With ice in his veins, he'll pull the trigger or stick a knife deep. All that matters is he gets paid—and that his teenage daughter, Janet, stays clear of the streets. But when Janet is lured into the stable of a young, smooth-talking pimp, Daddy Cool sees red—and goes into action deadly cold and unstoppable. . .
"He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators. " — New Jersey Voice
A bold action-packed street opera from Donald Goines, the godfather of urban lit. . .
To his clients, Larry Jackson is known as "Daddy Cool. " Nobody's better at what he does. Nothing knocks him off his game. With ice in his veins, he'll pull the trigger or stick a knife deep. All that matters is he gets paid—and that his teenage daughter, Janet, stays clear of the streets. But when Janet is lured into the stable of a young, smooth-talking pimp, Daddy Cool sees red—and goes into action deadly cold and unstoppable. . .
"He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly recreated the street jungle and its predators. " — New Jersey Voice
