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About the book:
Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes was the drug king of Harlem, the black godfather who flooded New York with heroin and broke the stranglehold of the Mafia. He rose from penniless junkie to multi-millionaire businessman, using a seven-man board of directors, The Council, to deliver tons of dope to the city's streets. He drove the fastest cars, sported the sharpest suits and kept a string of glamorous women, while his ability to elude the cops gave him the nickname ''Mr Untouchable.''
But in 1977, at the height of his powers, an undercover operation toppled his ruthless empire and Barnes was jailed for life. Eventually, he turned state's evidence, helped convict scores of leading gangsters and won his release in 1998. Now in the Witness Protection Programme, his identity and location are secret. This is his extraordinary story.
About the author:
Nicky Barnes was convicted of narcotics conspiracy in 1977 by the nation's first anonymous jury. His subsequent cooperation with the U.S. Government served to indict over fifty major drug traffickers. Released in 1998, he is currently in the Federal Witness Protection Program. His identity and whereabouts are unknown.
What they said about the book:
'Pulsates with the criminal street life it depicts so well. Barnes's lack of regret gives this captivating work an added air of authenticity.'
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
'Packs all the wallop of a Jay-Z album: juicy details of the drug trade wrapped up in breezy wit.' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
'Remorseless, misogynistic and unapolagetic, but very, very fascinating.'
ARGUS OBSERVER
'A very raw, inside, video-game-paced view of how Barnes's 'council' of drug dealers thrived, collaborated with the Mafia, laundered money and invested in legitimate businesses.'
NEW YORK TIMES
'Brutal, scorching...as vicious, graphic and entertaining as anything out there.'
KIRKUS REVIEWS
'As graceful as it is gruesome.'
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Mr Untouchable: The Rise & Fall of the Black Godfather by Leroy 'Nicky' Barnes with Tom Folsom is published by Milo Books (ISBN: 978-1-903854-82-2, pb, £7.99).
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