Black Godfather - by K'Wan (Paperback)

About the Book

"Since he was old enough to dream, all Antoine Grimm ever wanted was to be a soldier like his grandfather. ... Coming from a military family, he has always been taught that there is no greater honor for a man than to serve his country. This is what motivated him to steal his older brother's identity at the age of sixteen and sneak off to enroll in the United States Army. When Grimm left, he had been a doe-eyed kid with dreams, but upon his return to U.S. soil, the kid he left as has become a battle-hardened soldier trying to cope with post-traumatic nightmares. When Grimm returns to his home, he finds that not only has he changed, but so has his neighborhood. The drug epidemic has ravaged the streets he grew up playing in and decimated everything in its path, including his family. Unable to sit idle while the community he grew up in crumbles under the weight of pushers, pimps, and addicts, Grimm decides to take a stand"--

Book Synopsis

"Sometimes you gotta show muthafuckas that you're a muthafucka, too."

Since he was old enough to dream, all Antoine Grimm ever wanted was to be a soldier like his grandfather, Big Ben Grimm. Coming from a military family, he has always been taught that there is no greater honor for a man than to serve his country. This is what motivated him to steal his older brother's identity at the age of sixteen and sneak off to enroll in the United States Army. He left in search of the glorious stories he'd heard his grandfather tell, but what he found was the bitter truth that came with war. When Grimm left, he had been a doe-eyed kid with dreams, but upon his return to U.S. soil, the kid he left as has become a battle-hardened soldier trying to cope with post-traumatic nightmares.

When Grimm returns to his home, he finds that not only has he changed, but so has his neighborhood. The drug epidemic has ravaged the streets he grew up playing in and decimated everything in its path, including his family. Unable to sit idle while the community he grew up in crumbles under the weight of pushers, pimps, and addicts, Grimm decides to take a stand.

Reuniting with members from his old army ranger unit, Grimm trades his war one war for another, turning his fury from enemies foreign to those domestic.

About the Author

Noted for his artful, suspenseful storytelling, K'wan has become one of the best loved, most iconic Black writers of the last two decades. He has penned more than two dozen bestselling novels, as well as several paranormal stories written under a pseudonym. He has more than one million books in print across formats.

K'wan has been featured in Vibe, Pages, King, The Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Press, and Time. K'wan was also the recipient of the 2012 and 2013 Street Lit Book Award Medals (SLBAM) in adult fiction for Eviction Notice and Animal. He has been a recurring guest on TV-One's Celebrity Crime Files.