Thegodfatherofurbanlit,DonaldGoinesknowslifeonthestreetsisaone-waytickettolifebehindbars,wheresufferingistheoneandonlydailybread.Forthefirsttimeinoveradecade,hisclassicWhiteMan’sJustice,BlackMan’sGriefisnowrepackagedandreissuedintradewithawholenewlooktoattractnewreaders,aswellaslong-timefansofthelegendhimself.Barelyoutofhistwenties,ChesterHinesknowsthescore.He’sjustanotherbugcrawlingthroughthestreetsofDetroit,waitingtobesquashedundertheheelofasystemmeanttokeepabrotherdown.Butwithhisoldladyonhisback,hisonlyoptionsareonthewrongsideofthelaw.Hedidn’tneedafortune-tellertotellhimthatsoonerorlaterhe’dendupinasystemmorebrutalthantheonethatforcedhimthere.Prisonlifeisraw.Butit’stheonlylifeChester’sgot.Againstallodds,heandhiscrewwillforgeabrotherhoodinhell.Togetherthey’llscratchandclawtheirwaydaybyday,sufferingunimaginableabuse,betrayal,andpure,uncuthopelessness--ordietrying.
