{"product_id":"the-set-up-quentin-smith-9798281317023","title":"The Set Up: A Hood Thriller Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome betrayals ain't just dirty-they're deadly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the unforgiving streets of \u003cb\u003eHouston, Texas\u003c\/b\u003e, where trust is rare and loyalty comes with a body count, \u003cb\u003eOG Q\u003c\/b\u003e is a name you don't whisper unless you ready to deal with the consequences. But when his day-one, Spanky-the man he called brother-sets him up behind his back, Q don't go loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe goes to war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom club shootouts with the Southside to ambushes in broad daylight, \u003cb\u003e\"The Setup\"\u003c\/b\u003e drags you into a world where every smile hides a snake and every silence screams revenge. \u003cb\u003eDiamond\u003c\/b\u003e, Q's queen and cold-blooded hitter from Groveland Terrace, got his back-and a few bodies under her nails. \u003cb\u003eCarmen\u003c\/b\u003e, the old flame who slides back into the picture, holds secrets that cut deeper than her kisses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when the real setup is revealed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAin't nobody safe-not even blood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the city bleeds, the OGs rise-\u003cb\u003eGman, Buck, and Mooney\u003c\/b\u003e-bringing street justice with a precision only legends possess. But even with the war raging, Q stays cool, quiet, and calculated.\u003cbr\u003eBecause this ain't about ego.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's about legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is Houston. This is Kashmere Gardens. This is the price of betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when it's all said and done?\u003cbr\u003eQ parks his slab on Kashmere Street, fires up a blunt, lets \u003cb\u003eZ-Ro's \"Respect My Mind\"\u003c\/b\u003e ride out the speakers-and looks out over a city that learned one thing too late: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou don't cross Q and live to tell about it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Setup\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw, emotional, and unapologetically gangsta hood thriller that bleeds real from the first page to the last.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Quentin Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798281317023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Quentin Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203125985535,"sku":"9798281317023","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b36b9e8-e780-4657-90c9-d0a41b1dd577.jpg?v=1756834418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-set-up-quentin-smith-9798281317023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}