Nominated for an Edgar Award
“Exceptionally authentic.”—Jill Leovy, The New York Times Book Review
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Bronx had one of the country’s highest per capita homicide rates. As crack cocaine use surged, dealers claimed territory through intimidation and murder, while families were fractured by crime and incarceration. Chronicling the rise and fall of Sex Money Murder, one of the era’s most notorious gangs, reporter Jonathan Green creates a visceral and devastating portrait of a New York City borough and the dedicated detectives and prosecutors struggling to stem the tide of violence.
Drawing on years of research and extraordinary access to gang leaders, law enforcement, and federal prosecutors, Green delivers an engrossing work of gritty urban reportage. Magisterial in its scope, Sex Money Murder offers a unique perspective on the violence raging in modern-day America and the battle to end it.
About the author
Jonathan Green is an award-winning journalist and author. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Men’s Journal, Garden and Gun, Fast Company, The Financial Times Magazine, and British GQ.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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