Trapped in the Cracks de Clarence R. Williams

Trapped in the Cracks

Clarence R. Williams

"They didn't wake till late. When they did, the kids didn't hesitate to separate the drapes and place plates to taste the pancakes mom would make. Nick's mate created the greatest baked and braised meals, from marinated steak in paste to chilled veal, even charbroiled meat on the grill. Nicole hated waste but rarely overate, trying to maintain her weight and shape-without spanx. And she decorated their renovated cave in an ornate way.
Since their first date, he rated her not as a ten or an eight but as more deserving of a cape than any lady to grace the earth's face. But his wife was rightly a dime. Plus his bride couldn't be bribed to tell him a white lie.
For the sake of the race, it would behoove you to replicate their traits and relate to the way the faces of his family practically resonated placidly with the audacity of the galaxy. They embraced every day. And celebrated after days away..."
--from "Trapped in the Cracks" ((c) 2015) by Clarence Williams

On the surface is the gripping story of a brother's pledge of vengeance for his brutally battered sister--hospitalized by the ruthless head of one of the city's most notorious organized crime syndicates.

Methodically peeling away layers of the characters' lives, the author exposes the contrasting journeys of several men and women through the criminal underworld. From the challenges of their inner-city upbringings to the crossing of their corrupt paths, their tales are laced with desperation, violence, malice, and hope.

With its creative prose and intricate rhyme schemes, you are sure to close this book having treated yourself to one of the most unique and artistic works of fiction ever written.

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