Thug Lovin'
Wahida Clark
Grand Central, Aug 2009, $14.99
ISBN: 9780446178099
Following THUG MATRIMONY, Tasha and Trae Macklin leave the New York hood for L.A. though there is some unfinished business back East involving blood feud vengeance for the death of Trae’s cousin Shaheem. Three years later the west Coast has brought radical positive change to the couple. Tasha has kids to raise while Trace opens up a flashy nightspot, Club New York.
However Tasha fears the nightclub will lead Trae back to the hood as he made a deal with Chinese gangster Charles Li and his even deadlier daughter Charli. At the same time Sabeerah arrives from back east planning to extort money from Trae; as she saw what he did on the other side of the Hudson in retaliation for Shaheem’s homicide. The Macklin’s neighbor Police Detective Rick Bryant begins an affair with Tasha's married friend Kyra whose husband is addicted to drugs.
The fourth Thug thriller is an exciting out from the Hood tale that stars realistic characters. Fans will empathize with the women as Tasha and Kyra struggle with issues and their men; on the other hand Trae has taken several steps backwards as he seems to have regressed and lost the empathy vote. Wahida Clark provides another descriptive drama that once again pulls no punches or kicks with an in your face and groin realism.
Harriet Klausner
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