D M Gaines

Spank is the leader of a major drug operation based out of the Longwood Housing projects in Cleveland, Ohio. He has set up a yearly basketball tournament with the leader of his rival project Garden Valley. The day that the game takes place all hell breaks loose. Spank's quick temper and a set of unexpected events test everything that Spank has built. His loyalty to his team as well as everything that he has built is put to the test. Will Spank be able to pull through or will he crumble from the pressure ... Take a journey with him through the wicked streets of Cleveland.

Harry Henderson was a hard working, loving husband and father. He did everything that he could to give his children a better life then he had lived. In the late eighties came the emergence of the crack epidemic, and it tore his family apart.Ricky, Harry's son was lured by the fast money into the drug came. Teressa, Harry's sixteen year old daughter fell to peer pressure and became addicted to drugs. Harry lost hold of both of his kids, and when harm came to his children he started feeling like he had failed them.Harry sat out on a mission to seek justice for his. children.Murder or Justice is a story about a loving father who after losing his children to the streets seeks to make amends by going after the people that brought harm their way.

Three separate groups of teenage criminals living in the projects in Cleveland, Ohio, seek to make a better life for themselves, by engaging in criminal activities.Bruce's crew consist of China Man and Keith. After hitting many petty licks that only brings them trouble, they seek ways to hit easier and more profitable licks.Mike, Ron and Tim, hit licks that are called a bust-n-snatch. One day Ron and Tim decides to do a bust-n-snatch, without Mike and things go terribly wrong, leaving Mike looking for a new crew.Dirty Red has two partners George and Rab. With Dirty being a good thinker, planner and leader, they quickly enrich their pockets through committing crimes. Through connections that Dirty made, he gets info on the ultimate lick. Dirty seeks to enlarge his crew for the lick. He invites Bruce and his crew, plus Mike to join his team.Together will this super crew successfully hit the lick or will they all fall trying.