{"product_id":"the-dying-ground-nichelle-d-tramble-9780375756535","title":"The Dying Ground","description":"Billy: dead. Felicia: missing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNone of the words made sense together, but the doom I'd expected announced itself. I felt iron in my mouth, like I'd gargled with pennies, a taste like blood, a bitter taste that always followed bad news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe setting is Oakland, 1989; the crack epidemic is at its height and turf wars are brewing. Maceo Redfield, currently on hiatus from college, is walking a fine line between respectability and involvement in Oakland's drug underworld. As he waits in the neighborhood barbershop, one of his closest childhood friends, Holly Ford, brings him the news of the murder of Billy Crane, the third member of their childhood trio and a successful drug dealer. Felicia, Billy's girlfriend and Maceo's true love, is on the run and suspected of setting up the hit. As he searches for Felicia and the answer to the mystery of Billy's murder, Maceo is drawn deeper into a world in which dealers, players, and interlopers, obeying a code of honor all their own, engage in a deadly game to capture the heart of Oakland. When Maceo uncovers the truth about Billy, the story builds to a terrifying and painful climax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nichelle D. Tramble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375756531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375756535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Villard Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2000 pg. 1643\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2000 pg. 801\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2001 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000","brand":"Nichelle D. Tramble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039754600703,"sku":"9780375756535","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9012ede4-44ad-42e7-abc1-79bee772668b.jpg?v=1752752465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dying-ground-nichelle-d-tramble-9780375756535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}