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A P.I.-turned-talent mangerâs new client leads him into dangerous territory in this hard-boiled novel by the author of To Funk and Die in L.A. Former bodyguard D Hunter has moved to Los Angeles to become a talent manager, and business is good. He has signed a hot Atlanta rapper named Lil Daye and negotiated a lucrative endorsement with a liquor band. However, the liquor CEOâs unsavory sexual habits and reactionary political views lead D to wonder if heâs sold his soul. Back in Brooklyn, a body has been found in the waters near the Canarsie Pier. It connects D and retired hit man Ice to incidents from back in The Plot Against Hip Hop, the second book in the series. Now, an FBI agent wants to speak to D, which makes Ice nervous. And Ice is not a man you want worrying about you. Meanwhile Serene Powers, a vigilante and Dâs sometime collaborator, breaks up a human trafficking ring in London. When she returns to the States, D asks her for assistance with a sensitive and volatile matter in Atlanta involving Lil Daye, his wife, his mistress, and a thug on his payroll named Ant . . . The Darkest Hearts reflects the challenges of being a Black businessperson in an era when the rules of entrepreneurship are constantly shifting beneath an increasingly polarized political environment. Praise for The Darkest Hearts âOnce again, my brother Nelson George comes through in the clutch like heâs batting clean-up. Iâve known Nelson over thirty years and he has been our cultural storyteller for that length of time. Keep telling. Keep writing our stories. I know I will keep reading them too.â âSpike Lee, filmmaker âGeorgeâs passion for, and encyclopedic knowledge of, hip-hop suffuses every word of this smart, stylish novel. Although the author deftly deals with issues of predatory capitalism, government corruption, and the senseless murder of Black men by Americaâs cops, itâs his handling of the taleâs sex trafficking and #MeToo subplots that deserves special acclaim.â âMystery Scene Magazine âSmart . . . This action-packed crime novel both educates and entertains.â âPublishers Weekly âWeâre big fans of music mysteries here at CrimeReads, so I'm psyched for the new Nelson George . . . A complex mystery that should serve as the perfect quarantine distraction.â âCrimeReads, One of CrimeReadsâ 10 Novels You Should Read This August and One of the Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020 âThis dark, rollicking mystery is the fifth in George's D Hunter series . . . Dâs point of view, his self-confessed vulnerability, and his deep appreciation for music, from R\u0026B on, make this thoroughly satisfying reading.â âBooklist |
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