Synopses & Reviews
"
The White House is a fast-paced thriller that doesn't disappoint."
--Urban Reviews
"White House by JaQuavis Coleman starts with a bang and will leave you wanting more."
--Book Referees
"Kidnapping, murder, and mayhem lead [Draya]--and the reader--through a harrowing and twisting plot to an explosive ending that no one sees coming."
--Reading in Black and White
"The White House is one of my most personal books ever. I took from a real-life situation and told a story that has been Detroit's secret for years. I'm bringing that to the forefront with my own twist. This venture with Infamous and Akashic feels right...It feels good. They are very in tune with my culture and style of writing which makes this a perfect situation for me."
--JaQuavis Coleman on The White House
The White House is based on true events, reimagining the dark chronicles of a notorious drug kingpin's death, and the unfortunate events that followed.
The young heroine Draya lives paycheck to paycheck, laboring as a maid in a luxurious white house. One day, in the course of performing her duties, she is presented with an irresistible opportunity for a quick--and risky--payday. What unfolds in the white house changes the course of her life. Kidnapping, murder, and mayhem lead her--and the reader--through a harrowing and twisting plot to an explosive ending that no one sees coming. Look through the eyes of this young woman and glimpse how a life can forever be altered due to an unfortunate series of events--all touched off in a legendary white house.
Infamous Books, curated by Albert "Prodigy" Johnson of the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, is a revolutionary partnership that pairs the Infamous Records brand with Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books. Infamous Books' mission is to connect readers worldwide to crime fiction and street lit authors both familiar and new.
Synopsis
One house, one robbery, one mistake. Sexual intrigue and violent events intermingle in this tense urban thriller.
Synopsis
The White House is a fast-paced thriller that doesn't disappoint.
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Urban Reviews White House by JaQuavis Coleman starts with a bang and will leave you wanting more.
--Book Referees
Kidnapping, murder, and mayhem lead Draya]--and the reader--through a harrowing and twisting plot to an explosive ending that no one sees coming.
--Reading in Black & White
The White House is one of my most personal books ever. I took from a real-life situation and told a story that has been Detroit's secret for years. I'm bringing that to the forefront with my own twist. This venture with Infamous and Akashic feels right...It feels good. They are very in tune with my culture and style of writing which makes this a perfect situation for me.
--JaQuavis Coleman on The White House
The White House is based on true events, reimagining the dark chronicles of a notorious drug kingpin's death, and the unfortunate events that followed.
The young heroine Draya lives paycheck to paycheck, laboring as a maid in a luxurious white house. One day, in the course of performing her duties, she is presented with an irresistible opportunity for a quick--and risky--payday. What unfolds in the white house changes the course of her life. Kidnapping, murder, and mayhem lead her--and the reader--through a harrowing and twisting plot to an explosive ending that no one sees coming. Look through the eyes of this young woman and glimpse how a life can forever be altered due to an unfortunate series of events--all touched off in a legendary white house.
Infamous Books, curated by Albert Prodigy Johnson of the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, is a revolutionary partnership that pairs the Infamous Records brand with Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books. Infamous Books' mission is to connect readers worldwide to crime fiction and street lit authors both familiar and new.
Synopsis
Cass is a known high roller in the city and his reign has lasted for years in the heroin trade. People on the street call his gorgeous estate the "White House" because of his political connections and power in the city. His home is also known to be untouchable and off-limits to the local hoodlums.
But all this changes the night he meets Draya, an opportunistic beauty queen. She meticulously orchestrates a robbery which goes smoothly—until the tables turn. Five people walk into the house, but only one walks out.
On that night, pandemonium breaks out at the White House—murder, double-crossing, and sexual escapades intermingle before an unforgettable twist that will shock readers.
JaQuavis Coleman, New York Times best-selling author of the Dopeman's Trilogy series, first burst onto the scene at the age of eighteen and quickly became a nationwide literary phenomenon. He and his wife Ashley Antoinette have coauthored numerous "street fiction" classics. With the birth of the Cartel series, the "Ashley and JaQuavis" brand took off. In 2013, twenty-seven-year-old Coleman was honored by Ebony magazine as being one of the top one-hundred most influential African Americans in the country.
Synopsis
The White House is one of my most personal books ever. I took from a real-life situation and told a story that has been Detroits secret for years. Im bringing that to the forefront with my own twist. This venture with Infamous and Akashic feels right...It feels good. They are very in tune with my culture and style of writing which makes this a perfect situation for me.”
--JaQuavis Coleman on The White House
Cass is a known high roller in the city and his reign has lasted for years in the heroin trade. People on the street call his gorgeous estate the White House” because of his political connections and power in the city. His home is also known to be untouchable and off-limits to the local hoodlums.
But all this changes the night he meets Draya, an opportunistic beauty queen. She meticulously orchestrates a robbery which goes smoothly--until the tables turn. Five people walk into the house, but only one walks out.
On that night, pandemonium breaks out at the White House--murder, double-crossing, and sexual escapades intermingle before an unforgettable twist that will shock readers.
Infamous Books, curated by Albert Prodigy” Johnson of the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, is a revolutionary partnership that pairs the Infamous Records brand with Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books. Infamous Books mission is to connect readers worldwide to crime fiction and street lit authors both familiar and new.
About the Author
JaQuavis Coleman, the
New York Times best-selling author of Dopeman's Trilogy, first burst onto the scene at the age of eighteen and quickly became a nationwide literary phenomenon. He and his wife Ashley Antoinette have coauthored numerous "street fiction" classics. With the birth of the Cartel series, the "Ashley and JaQuavis" brand took off. In 2013, twenty-seven-year-old Coleman was honored by
Ebony magazine as being one of the Top 100 most influential African Americans in the country.
The White House is his latest work.