Criminal Minded, Tracy Brown
Criminal Minded, Tracy Brown
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Criminal Minded
A Novel

Author: Tracy Brown

Narrator: Nicole Small

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/15/2015

Synopsis

Lamin Michaels learned at his mother’s knee the importance of chasing paper, so it’s no surprise he gets into the drug game when he’s just a teenager. When he meets Zion, a product of the New York City foster care and prison system, Lamin knows he’s met the perfect partner in crime. Together they build a huge narcotics empire.Then Lamin falls hard for a beautiful girl named Lucky. Lucky makes Lamin realize that there’s more to life than cash and more cash. When Lamin goes legit with a career in the entertainment industry, Zion tries to keep their business going on both the street and the boardroom. It’s not long before Zion becomes the target of a corruption scandal involving murder, extortion, and money laundering. Once the dirt is exposed, will Lamin and Zion be able to remain one step ahead, or will their paper-chasing days haunt them forever?

About Tracy Brown

Tracy Brown is the Essence bestselling author of urban fiction, including Aftermath, Snapped, Twisted, White Lines, and Criminal Minded. Writing has always been her passion, and she finds it an honor to depict for her readers the things she’s seen and heard. She is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Staten Island.

About Nicole Small

Nicole Small (a.k.a. Shayna Small) is an actress/singer born and raised in Chicago. In the middle of her freshman year of high school she relocated to Baltimore to attend a performing arts school. She holds a BFA in drama at the Juilliard School. Her theater credits include Hurt Village and The Threepenny Opera.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tam on April 15, 2025

This book had so many twist and turns!! I love this author!! I could not put this book down!!......more

Goodreads review by a.loversbookclub on September 16, 2024

O M F G! listen this book had me hooked from the beginning dont get me wrong, but i was still like this is easily 3.5 or a soild 4 stars. but yall this book got better n better each chapter. i thought i was gonna love lamin down bc i love a good broken mmc. but ngl my true fav was zion. i did not li......more

Goodreads review by Ismael on October 29, 2015

It was a really good book. Keeps you in suspense......more

Goodreads review by tonneta heath on May 07, 2024

Was good......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Tupac on December 16, 2020

Read this book on my way to Disneyland it had it's slow moments x fast moments x dull moments x and repetitive moments. Good read though in the urban world TB is really slept on. She's on my radar though . I loved this story it's important to be mindful of what you ask for and when you get it don't......more

Quotes

“Criminal Minded is, hands down, the best book I’ve read in a long time. Tracy Brown has created a masterpiece…a banging story line.” K’wan, award-winning author of Eviction Notice and Animal

“Tracy Brown is back with a vengeance! Criminal Minded is a must read, can’t-put-down smash hit!” Keisha Ervin, Essence bestselling author of Me & My Boyfriend

“[A] fast-paced tale…a page-turner. Each character’s perspective illuminates the misguided decisions the others make. However, despite their bad choices, readers will root for them. The language and situations are occasionally explicit, but also perfectly in character for these Staten Island young adults. While some of the story lines are pulled from a variety of rap videos and rapper bios, the plot also has unique twists that will keep readers going. Urban fiction is hotter than ever with teens of both sexes, and this is a strong entry in the genre.” School Library Journal

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