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Numbers

Published
Feb 2009
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
240

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Even as a young teenager, Dupree "Numbers" Wallace had a keen mind for math. Whether he was getting good grades on his math tests or adding up the change he earned making grocery runs for his mom and neighbors, Numbers came out ahead more times than not.

When Crispy Carl, the flyest pimp in the hood, gets wind of the young man's gift, the old cat takes him under his wing. Numbers quickly finds himself deep in his Brooklyn neighborhood's numbers racket, as well as dice and card games, gaining a legendary reputation for his hustle. But when his little sister gets cancer, Numbers is forced to bump up his game to the high-stakes world of drugs in order to pay for her treatment.

Soon Numbers builds a strong crew and runs the streets as the baddest hustler in Brooklyn. But when his mistress and fellow crew member each take a bullet meant for him, his rivals start taking over his territory, and the Feds begin to close in, Numbers remembers the wise words of his old mentor Crispy Carl: A good hustler knows when to get out. Now that it's time to ditch the game, he must calculate an exit plan unlike any ever attempted before. . .

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First Edition Feb 2009 One World ISBN13 9780345506054 ISBN10 0345506057
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May 2010 Random House ISBN13 9780307755612 ISBN10 0307755614
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May 2010 One World ISBN10 B003L1ZVLS
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Jul 2012 Audible Studios ISBN10 B008GTYVAC
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