โ Scribed by Jonathan Green
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A searing portrait of the crack epidemic and violent drug wars that once ravaged the South Bronx.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the South Bronx had one of the highest per capita murder rates in the country. The reason was simple: as the use of crack cocaine surged, replacing heroin as the high of choice, dealers and gangs staked claims to territory and consumers through intimidation and murder, and families found themselves fractured by crime and incarceration.
Chronicling the rise and fall of Sex Money Murder, one of the most violent and notorious gangs of its era, reporter Jonathan Green creates a visceral and devastating portrait of a New York City borough going down in flames, and of the dedicated detectives and prosecutors struggling to stem the tide of violence. Based on years of research and extraordinary access, Green draws on first-person interviews, police reports, and court transcripts to create a unique and engrossing work of gritty urban...
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