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    American Heroin: 'A rip-through-it-in-one-sitting thrill ride that will leave readers hooked' Joseph Knox
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    American Heroin: 'A rip-through-it-in-one-sitting thrill ride that will leave readers hooked' Joseph Knox
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    American Heroin: 'A rip-through-it-in-one-sitting thrill ride that will leave readers hooked' Joseph Knox
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    American Heroin: 'A rip-through-it-in-one-sitting thrill ride that will leave readers hooked' Joseph Knox

    By Melissa Scrivner Love

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    American Heroin is the eagerly-awaited sequel to Lola, featuring a ruthless woman who will stop at nothing to protect her growing drug empire

    It took sacrifice, pain, and more than a few dead bodies, but Lola has clawed her way to the top of her South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. Her gang has grown beyond a few trusted soldiers into a full-fledged empire, and the influx of cash has opened up a world that she has never known. But with great opportunity comes great risk, and as Lola ascends the hierarchy of the city’s underworld she attracts the attention of a dangerous new cartel who sees her as their greatest obstacle to dominance. Soon Lola finds herself sucked into a deadly all-out drug war that threatens to destroy everything she’s built.

    But even as Lola readies to go to war, she learns that the greatest threat may not be a rival drug lord but a danger far closer to home: her own brother.

    Edgy, complex, and breathtakingly propulsive, Melissa Scrivner Love has crafted a novel sure to please not only those who loved her first book but everyone who enjoys a gripping thriller.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOneworld Publications
    Release dateFeb 14, 2019
    ISBN9781786075376
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    American Heroin: 'A rip-through-it-in-one-sitting thrill ride that will leave readers hooked' Joseph Knox
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    Melissa Scrivner Love

    Melissa Scrivner Love was born to a police officer father and a court stenographer mother. After earning a master's degree in English Literature from New York University, Melissa moved to Los Angeles, where she has lived for over a decade. She is an Edgar Award-nominated screenwriter who has written for television shows, among them Life, CSI: Miami and Person of Interest. Lola is her first novel.

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    • 4/5
      I would highly recommend reading Lola, the first book in this series, before getting to American Heroin. While a couple of extremely dumb things Lola did in American Heroin gave me pause, this was a quick, fun read. There are also thoughtful parts that look at gender, race, and parenting.
    • 3/5
      Features one of the most brutal and conflicted heroines in crime fiction. Lola, a gang- leader, drug dealer and protective mother, runs her Los Angeles neighborhood with compassion and brutality in this sequel from Melissa Scrivner Love. While an entertaining read, I'd have preferred the author had followed her initial success with more originality. The lead character, as written, is too damaged to support a compelling series.