Dope Boy

By Ron Houston

Not since 'The Wire,' has a more engrossing tale been told about life on the mean streets. This urban tragedy focuses on a maniac who plucks victims from the fruits of the street. Meet Poet and Taye, friends since childhood, now two dope boys out to achieve big dreams. Poet's plans of growing the business includes taking over a kingpin's drug game in a neighboring community, while Taye has a completely different agenda. Success or failure is all the same in the ghetto, when only one thing is certain . . . no one will ever miss a dope boy.
PLUS! It started with The Rogue Prophet, now the sequel is here. The Prophet and The Deacon, takes up right where The Rogue Prophet ended. Read the first three chapters now. To the readers of the first book . . . You wanted answers. Prepare yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ron Houston
• Release date: Jul 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310446979

Ron Houston

Ron Houston lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and has been a mixologist for over 20 years and has worked in some of Cincinnati’s most popular night clubs. Ron says, “The diverse group of characters who have occupied stools at my bar were amazing. Their personalities and secrets were captivating.”As an experienced radio talk show guest Ron Houston has been heard frequently on 1230 WDBZ, 1480 WCIN and 1230 KCOH in Houston, Texas. He’s an articulate, humorous personality and is known locally as, “ The Mixologist.”Mr. Houston is the author of the bestseller Tales from The Satellite, The Devastation of Mr. Drake and two-part novel Rogue Prophet series. His latest release is entitled, Shade of the Sun.Ron's Email contact:[e-mail]

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Dope Boy

Ron Houston

GorillaWorks Publishing

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Dope Boy

Copyright © 2014 by Ron Houston

Published by GorillaWorks Publishing

P.O. Box 40184

Cincinnati, Ohio 45240-0184

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Author photograph by Paul Dirk Ludwig

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, incidents, and dialogue, except for incidental references to public figures, products, or services, are imaginary and are not intended to refer to any living persons or to disparage any company’s products or services.

Dope Boy

The ball field lining the edge of the park ran alongside the Ohio River for about a mile. Normally, the field would be completely abandoned at this time. It was a week night. It was late and extremely dark. Hardly visible, a blue Lincoln was parked. Siting inside, Taye was nervous. Shit, he thought, it shouldn't go down this way. Quick in and out, a simple robbery. Simple . . . ain't nothing simple with Poet. He wanted to go in alone. It wasn't my idea. It never is with Poet. His idea was for us to steal this piece of shit car, and drop him off at King's crib on the east side of town. Now I'm sitting here with my ass out waiting. If a cop rolls up on me, I'm fucked. All because of Poet's ideas.

It's been that way since we started school. He was always a leader type. The poster boy for rebellion. Or maybe, I was just always a follower. A few of us dropped out of school after he did. He was on the fast track. He learned the drug game from the old guys, then took us dummies under his wing. I'm the last one left out of all of us who started with Poet. The others are in prison or dead. Poet showed me how to survive the game. Every twisted, frayed knot of it. I've seen terrible things and done worse. Now, I want out of the game. That's my idea. Poet don't know it yet, but after tonight, I'm out for good. The world will be a better place with one less dope boy in it.

Suddenly, Taye noticed headlights approaching.