Animal 4.5 : Last Rites (Paperback) (K'Wan)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

''K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up to the very last page.'-Publishers Weekly

Animal 4 Re-Issue featuring Bonus material.

From the moment Animal's former lover Red Sonja showed up on his doorstep, he knew trouble wouldn't be far behind. It wasn't because the last time he'd seen her, he had been fleeing for his life from a strange island. Nor was it because of the little girl she had in tow, claiming Animal was the father. It was because women like Red Sonja carried trouble around with them like designer purses. He knew getting involved with Sonja again would come at a price, but he had no idea how steep the price would be until it was too late.

With his wife gone and his children abducted by a ruthless drug cartel, Animal must lead a suicide mission into the lair of one of the most dangerous assassins in the world, a woman who calls herself Tiger Lily. To go against Tiger Lily and the cartel Animal would need an army, so the call to arms is put out and the streets readily answer. Leading a handful of loyal souls against seemingly insurmountable odds, Animal races against the clock to save his children and put a stop to Tiger Lily and the cartel's plans, while trying to stay one step ahead of the two detectives following the trail of bodies.

Things take an unexpected turn when Animal learns a dark truth hidden beneath what he had been led to believe that changes everything, including who can be trusted. When the Grand Design his father had always spoken of is finally revealed Animal will be forced to make the hard choice between love, loyalty, and vengeance.

Review Quotes

With every page soaked with street-smart vernacular, K'Wan's fourth novel delivers another aggressive, bloody portrait of unrepentant urban outlaws. - Publishers Weekly

"One of hip-hop fiction's hottest authors." -KING Magazine

Top-notch street lit...one of the top urban fiction novels of the year." - Library Journal Starred Review on Diamonds and Pearl

''K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up to the very last page.'-Publishers Weekly

"The legacies of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines are forever preserved.... [Street Dreams] is as real as it gets." --Upscale on Street Dreams

"K'wan steadily builds to a frantic, movie-worthy climax." --Entertainment Weekly on Street Dreams

"[A] heart-thumping thriller...K'wan does a masterful job of keeping readers on their toes right up to the very last page."-Publishers Weekly on Black Lotus

"Fans expecting another thug-in-the-street story will be pleasantly surprised at this rough police procedural."-Library Journal on Black Lotus

About The Author

K'wan has been featured in: Vibe, Pages, King, The Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Press, and Time Magazine, to name a few. K'wan was also the recipient of the 2012 and 13 Street Lit Book Award Medals (SLBAM) in adult fiction for Eviction Notice and Animal. His credits also include featured commentary in the award winning Documentary Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (produced by Ice-T) as well as a reoccurring guest role on TV-One's Celebrity Crime Files.

K'wan currently resides in New Jersey where he is working on his next novel.