Hoodlum

From Essence bestselling author K'wan comes an urban tale about a young man who inherits an underworld empire and ruthlessly puts the streets on lock.
Born to one of the city's most notorious crime families, Shai Clark has always managed to be a good kid. A college hoops star, Shai shuns the world that his father has created and focuses on his dreams of going pro. While Tommy, Shai's trigger happy older brother, is next in line for the throne, Poppa has bigger plans for Shai. He will be the good son. Soon the situation turns ugly when Poppa is murdered and Tommy is removed from the equation. Suddenly Shai finds himself at the head of his father's empire and the streets are thrown into chaos.
It is then he must decide whether to pursue his own dreams or put his father's affairs in order. Unable to sit idly by while the Clark empire is pillaged, Shai takes up his father's mantle and brings his game to the streets. Shai quickly learns that there are two sides to every coin, and the streets hold no mercy for the weak.