The Journey of Michael J. Cannon: The Rise (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781648015762)

Michael J. Cannon, born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx, was an innocent fifteen-year-old kid until someone killed his best friend, his father threw him out of the house, and somebody was trying to kill him. Michael's state of confusion turned into rage and a thirst for vengeance for the death of his friend, which unleashed his alter ego he called "Simon," and with the help of Mr. Lawrence, a renowned gangster, Michael disappears for five years to be educated and trained in the streets of Harlem as one of the best sophisticated killers known. Michael resurfaces at his grandmother's funeral and the killer comes after him again, but it's different this time. With the help of Mr. Lawrence and his crew, Michael starts tracking down the killer for his revenge.