About this book
Overview
Originally published in 1974, this streetwise novel chronicles the rise and fall of Lonnie Jack, a 26-year-old Vietnam veteran and mid-level heroin dealer itching to knock the powerful Willis McDaniel off his perch as number-one drug kingpin. It plunges the reader into a subculture of addicts, dealers, and corrupt cops as Lonnie Jack's bold and methodical challenge builds to a frightening climax.
