Sista’s
Revenge – an African American Action Adventure Thriller set in the hood
Sista’s Revenge
A Street Smart African American Urban Action Adventure Thriller
A Street Smart African American Urban Action Adventure Thriller
By
Lori Jean Grace
Life
in the hood. . . and more!
“Sista’s
Revenge” is a remarkable tour de force by the talented new thriller
author on the literary scene, Lori Jean Grace.
(‘Lori Jean Grace’ is a collaboration between Lori Jean Grace and S. Jay
Jackson – as you find out in the afterword.)
The authors transport you into the world of Michelle Angelique, a
street-smart African American assassin.
In this first novel of the series, Michelle has returned to Los Angeles'
hood after a four-year absence seeking revenge for the deaths of her brother
and cousin. This urban action adventure
tale follows Michelle as she seeks revenge for the killings.
This
extraordinary work has it all . . . extremely well-written, deftly plotted,
great dialogue, action sequences, racy scenes, etc. The dialogue is fantastic and you sense the
verisimilitude of the street in the Los Angeles hood. The dialogue absolutely enthralled me.
By
reading the authors’ notes and visiting the website, you find out that the
authors actually grew up in the ‘hood”. One lived there as a teenage mother
raising her child and the other roamed the streets making macho (I bet he’s
glad he didn’t meet Michele while roaming the streets). The authors know the culture, the mores, and
the vernacular of the street. It is
clear they have “been there, done that
and got the T-shirt.”
They
have put that experience to good use by providing the reader with a sense of
realism unparalleled by any other author.
You can compare the realism Sista’s Revenge depicts about life in the
streets with the realism of police procedurals depicted by John Sanford and
Michael Connelly in their novels; its that good..
The
story also contains its share of racy scenes as Michelle and her friends live
life in the fast lane on the streets and in the nightclubs of the hood in Los
Angeles.
As you read this action thriller, a series of
actions develops the plot nicely as surprise after surprise greets Michelle as
she seeks to uncover the people involved in murdering her brother. The authors
do an excellent job of resolving the action in this story, while letting a hint
of a plot thread situation dangle just enough to entice the reader to continue
with the further adventures of Michelle.
This
is an absolutely outstanding piece of work and I highly recommend it for anyone
interested in the street-smart urban adventure action thriller genre featuring
the newest bad ass in town, the African American anti- heroine, Michelle
Angelique.
Heck! It’s just a durn good story.
I
can’t wait to read the next one in the series.
And there is a series. There is a
series featuring Michelle.
You can find out more about Lori
Jean Grace on her website at http://www.lorijeangrace.com
Don’t
miss this amazing work!
SISTA’S
REVENGE is available on amazon Kindle at the following link.
