cover image Betrayed

Betrayed

David Givens. Triple Crown Publications, $15 (280pp) ISBN 978-0-9799517-7-0

Givens, David. Betrayed. Triple Crown. 2008. 204p. pap. F~ Taking readers off the beaten street lit path, debut novelist Givens introduces us to a new urban setting--Waterloo, IA. Strip clubs, cold-blooded gangsters, and O.K. Corral-style gunfights mark this action-packed, violent story by an author who knows how the game works. His take on Waterloo makes it as deadly as any major city. For larger and regional collections. Background: Darrell Jenkins, aka The Sandman, has bulging biceps and a reputation for heartlessness. But he's nothing compared with his partner, Terry Law, who douses gasoline on a victim and lights him on fire. Control of Waterloo and a piece of the Midwestern drug trade come down to The Sandman's Get Money Crew versus four other street gangs in vicious battles that see dozens of soldiers get their wigs split. Then there is Sherrice, a stripper with a bangin' body who needs money but wants a prince charming. Who knew Iowa was so wild?--Rollie Welch, Cleveland P.L..