Nichelle Tramble turns out Oakland's ragged, depleted pockets and hands us gold' - James Sallis An extraordinary debut crime novel introducing Maceo Redfield, college dropout and part-time drug dealer, who gets involved in searching for the truth behind the murder of his closest childhood friend, Billy Crane - a noted drug dealer. Set in 1989 in Oakland, California, when the crack epidemic is on the rise and turf wars are brewing, this is a smart, mean and funny read with a terrifying and painful climax. Not to be missed.'