Clawing his way to the top, pimp Earl the Black Pearl believes he is untouchable, but when someone puts a hit on his friends, he has to fight back to save his own life.
In this, his fourth novel, Donald Goines tests the tensile strength of a ghetto spawn who clawed his way to the top and fights like hell to stay there. He's known as Earl the Black Pearl, and he's left the homeboys behind—way behind. He's cool, sharp as an ice crystal, and it seems that no one can touch him. Until someone even higher up puts the heat on and his friends begin dropping like flies—of lead poisoning. That's when Earl fights back . . . and all hell breaks loose!
"He lived by the code of the streets and his books vividly re-created the street jungle and its predators." —New Jersey Voice
- ISBN10 0758294638
- ISBN13 9780758294630
- Publish Date 24 June 2014 (first published 1 June 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kensington Publishing
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 256
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780758294630