Criminal Minded: A Novel

Tracy Brown

St. Martin's Publishing Group, Jun 1, 2005 - Fiction - 304 pages

Lamin Michaels learned at his mother's knee the importance of chasing paper, so it's no surprise he gets into the drug game when he's just a teenager. When he meets Zion, a product of the New York City foster care and prison system, Lamin knows that he has meet the perfect partner in crime. Together, they build a huge narcotics empire.

Then, Lamin falls hard for a beautiful girl named Lucky. Lucky makes Lamin realize that there is more to life than cash and more cash. When Lamin goes legit with a career in the entertainment industry, Zion tries to keep their business going on both the street and the boardroom. It's not long before Zion becomes the target of a corruption scandal involving murder, extortion and money laundering. Once the dirt is exposed, will Lamin and Zion be able to remain one step ahead, or will their paper chasing days haunt them forever?

Contents

• PROLOGUE I got a story to tell: 1
• ONE look through my eyes: 5
• TWO zion: 13
• THREE things done changed: 23
• FOUR forbidden fruit: 31
• FIVE fallin: 49
• SIX slippin: 67
• SEVEN shot down: 77
• EIGHT cant stop the reign: 87
• NINE a lot to learn: 99
• TEN the wise man: 115
• ELEVEN the hustle: 123
• TWELVE the exodus: 131
• THIRTEEN following in footsteps: 137
• FOURTEEN close encounters: 143
• FIFTEEN foolish: 155
• SIXTEEN kick in the door: 165
• SEVENTEEN twisted: 183
• EIGHTEEN all eyes on me: 187
• NINETEEN the quiet storm: 197
• TWENTY my downfall: 205
• TWENTYONE moving on: 217
• TWENTYTWO the prodigal son: 247
• TWENTYTHREE am i my brothers keeper?: 263
• TWENTYFOUR the grand finale: 281
• EPILOGUE the everyday struggle: 287
• Acknowledgments: 289

About the author

Tracy Brown is the Essence bestselling author of Aftermath, Snapped, Twisted, and White Lines. Writing has always been her passion, and she finds it an honor to depict for her readers the things she's seen and heard. She is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Staten Island.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Criminal Minded: A Novel
• Author: Tracy Brown
• Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2005
• ISBN: 1429993391, 9781429993395
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / African American & Black / Urban & Street Lit; Fiction / Urban & Street Lit