{"product_id":"the-lost-treasures-of-rb-9781617753169","title":"The Lost Treasures of R\u0026B","description":"\u003cp\u003e--Nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a fine mystery and [protagonist] D Hunter is as world weary, yet steadfast, as Philip Marlowe, Spenser, Dave Robicheaux, or Easy Rawlins. A definite yes to purchase for both mystery and African American collections.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/em\u003eStarred Review, Pick of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"George covers a lot of ground with style: the rhythm-and-blues music scene past and present, the sometimes startling evolution of Brooklyn and its environs, and the multitude of hangers-on, wannabes, and grifters who want a piece of the action.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional bodyguard D Hunter takes a gig protecting rapper Asya Roc at an underground fight club in poverty-stricken Brownsville, Brooklyn. Unknown to D, the rapper has arranged to purchase illegal guns at the event. An acquaintance of D from the streets (and from the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Plot Against Hip Hop\u003c\/em\u003e) named Ice turns out to be the courier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During the exchange a robbery is attempted. Ice is wounded. D gets Asya Roc to safety but is then chased by two gunmen because he has the bag containing the guns. This lethal chase ends under the elevated subway where D and the two gunmen run into a corrupt detective named Rivera. A bloody shootout ensues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e D, who has just moved back to Brooklyn after decades in Manhattan, finds himself involved in multiple mysteries. Who were the gunmen? Why were they after the guns? Who was being set up--Asya Roc or Ice? Meanwhile, he gets a much-needed paying assignment to track down the rarest soul music single ever recorded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With gentrifying Brooklyn as the backdrop, D works to unravel various mysteries--both criminal and musical--while coming to terms with the failure of his security company and the ghosts of his childhood in \"old Brooklyn.\" Like its predecessors \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Plot Against Hip Hop, The Lost Treasures of R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/em\u003e uses pop music as the backdrop for a noir-flavored big-city tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617753169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nelson George","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799801856181,"sku":"9781617753169","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e44fab03-b385-4fa9-87f7-0b7c36415b3e.jpg?v=1711478687","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lost-treasures-of-rb-9781617753169","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}