{"product_id":"the-lost-treasures-of-r-b-paperback","title":"The Lost Treasures of R\u0026B - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNelson George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Nominated for the Brooklyn Public Library's Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a fine mystery and [protagonist] D Hunter is as world weary, yet steadfast, as Philip Marlowe, Spenser, Dave Robicheaux, or Easy Rawlins. A definite yes to purchase for both mystery and African American collections.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/em\u003eStarred Review, Pick of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"George covers a lot of ground with style: the rhythm-and-blues music scene past and present, the sometimes startling evolution of Brooklyn and its environs, and the multitude of hangers-on, wannabes, and grifters who want a piece of the action.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional bodyguard D Hunter takes a gig protecting rapper Asya Roc at an underground fight club in poverty-stricken Brownsville, Brooklyn. Unknown to D, the rapper has arranged to purchase illegal guns at the event. An acquaintance of D from the streets (and from the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Plot Against Hip Hop\u003c\/em\u003e) named Ice turns out to be the courier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During the exchange a robbery is attempted. Ice is wounded. D gets Asya Roc to safety but is then chased by two gunmen because he has the bag containing the guns. This lethal chase ends under the elevated subway where D and the two gunmen run into a corrupt detective named Rivera. A bloody shootout ensues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e D, who has just moved back to Brooklyn after decades in Manhattan, finds himself involved in multiple mysteries. Who were the gunmen? Why were they after the guns? Who was being set up--Asya Roc or Ice? Meanwhile, he gets a much-needed paying assignment to track down the rarest soul music single ever recorded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With gentrifying Brooklyn as the backdrop, D works to unravel various mysteries--both criminal and musical--while coming to terms with the failure of his security company and the ghosts of his childhood in \"old Brooklyn.\" Like its predecessors \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Plot Against Hip Hop, The Lost Treasures of R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/em\u003e uses pop music as the backdrop for a noir-flavored big-city tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelson George\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, filmmaker, and lifelong resident of Brooklyn. His novels include the first two in his D Hunter mystery series, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Plot Against Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his many nonfiction works are \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHip Hop America\u003c\/i\u003e, the recently published \u003ci\u003eThe Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture \u0026amp; Style\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCity Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, his memoir. As a filmmaker he's directed the documentaries \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Boheme\u003c\/i\u003e for Revolt, \u003ci\u003eThe Announcement\u003c\/i\u003e for ESPN, and \u003ci\u003eFinding the Funk\u003c\/i\u003e for VH1. \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Treasures of R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/i\u003e, the third book in his D Hunter mystery series, is his latest novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166446588039,"sku":"9781617753169","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1e04eb8a795adf0361322a4131b8b5f5.webp?v=1733320901","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-lost-treasures-of-r-b-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}