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Donald goines books list of books by author donald goines. The series comprises four books, crime partners, death list, kenyattas escape, and kenyattas last hit. They describe, in graphic detail, the short careers of black crime kingpins, hit men, drug pushers and other criminals. Born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. A career criminal and drug addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, goiness books are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience.
Death list 1974 brings together kenyatta, the powerful ganglord, edward benson, an intelligent black detective, and ryan, his chiselfaced white partner, in a war against a secret list of drug pushers. Kenyatta and his army work to rid their community of drug traffic. Kenyatta start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. So goines family is like the jeffersons, they had a mini drycleaning empire in detroit, and donalds father im sure wanted to bring his son into the business, but after getting kicked out. Eldorado red by goines, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There is little point in picking any of his titles as outstanding, since they are all formulaic. This is the last of the kenyatta series, and it goes out with a bang. The kenyatta series is a fourvolume urban fiction series by american author donald goines. Donald goines the final book in donald goiness great kenyatta adventure series of black ghetto crime books, this was the last. Buy a cheap copy of kenyatta s last hit book by donald goines. Kenyattas last hit goines, donald 9780870679650 hpb. Kenyattas last hit kenyatta by al c clark fantastic fiction.
Instead goines enlisted in the us air force, and to get in he had to lie his age. Kenyattas last hit is the final installment of the the kenyatta quartet by donald goines. He was shot to death while at his typewriter as he was putting the final touches on his 17th novel, kenyattas last hit. Kenyattas last hit by donald goines penguin books australia. The village voice the godfather of urban lit is back with the graphic, thrilling conclusion to kenyatta s quest to reclaim his streets.
Some people believe they were killed in a drug deal that went wrong. Donald goines and his wife were shot to death on october 21, 1974 under circumstances that remain a mystery. For kenyatta, the living urban legend, the war is far from over. Dec 31, 2016 kenyatta s last hit by donald goines, 9780870679445, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Donald goines continues the gripping, gritty story of crime in the black ghetto begun in crime partners. In the fourth book, kenyattas last hit 1975, the hero is killed in a shootout.
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Death list use w7966x by donald goines, 9780870679902, available at book depository with free delivery. His parents were a middleclass africanamerican couple that ran a laundry business. Donald goines, author info, published books, bio, photo. A career criminal and drug addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, goiness books are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of. Kenyatta, the gandlord with the army of brothers to deal deadly with crooked cops and dope dealers. Blaxploitation, some day may be a cultural touchpoint as to the inner psyche of both the urban culture. This is the first in the kenyatta series, and it picks up where sam greenlees the spook who sat by the door left off. The serial hero, kenyattanamed after the father of kenya, jomo kenyattais the leader of a militant organization which aims to clean american ghettos of drugs and prostitution. The story of a ghetto pimp, and black girl lost, and more on. Air force instead of going into his familys dry cleaning business. Kenyattas last hit by donald goines kenyatta, the living black legend, concentrates his armys rutheless forces to rid the black community of rampant drug traffic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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The village voice the godfather of urban lit is back with the graphic, thrilling conclusion to kenyattas quest to reclaim his streets. Kenyatta s last hit the voice of the ghetto itself. The only problem is the shady dealers who are running the dru. I love my black authors, so intense and descriptive. Apr 29, 2012 four books in total were dedicated to kenyattas attempts to clean up the streets, and it was clearly a narrative that goines was passionate about. With new recruits bolstering his army, hes ready to take down the drug pushers destroying his. With the help of elliot stone, a black football star and latest recruit to the army, kenyatta discovers the identity of the fat cat king of the drug pushers. Then he was gunned down at his typewriter while working on his final book, kenyattas last hit. Death list by donald goines, 9780870679902, available at book depository with free.
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