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The Syndicate

By: Brick,Storm
Narrated by: Diana Luke,Dylan Ford,Randall Buck,Ian Eugene Ryan,Daxton Edwards,Carmen Vine
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They were just kids when Claudette McPhearson took them all in. Eight of them all together. All different races and ethnic makeups, but she loved them as her own. One woman taught them how to love, trust, and respect one another. She was the only glue that kept them together, the only one they wanted to please and never let down. She had been their light at the end of a long troublesome tunnel - it shined so bright.

Then, one dreadful day, it all came to a crashing halt. She was walking to the bus stop from the juvenile correction center where she volunteered her time, and someone gunned her down in a drive-by shooting. It was a seemingly random murder. The culprit snatched her away from her family in the blink of an eye. Her kids were back to being the orphans no one wanted, even the ones who had aged out of the system. As they stood around Claudette's grave, holding hands and trying to choke back many tears, they all knew their lives would change forever.

They now owned a house, and a $500,000 insurance policy was to be split between eight kids. In conjunction with that, they soon discovered that they were left with enemies no one had known existed in Claudette's world. Their uncle Snap was well aware of those enemies, and after one of the children embarked upon a lockbox with keys, codes, and monetary figures, Uncle Snap presented them with a video Mama had left, telling them who to trust and explaining her nefarious activities. A secret bunker underneath the house opened their eyes. It was filled with money, drugs, and specific directions from Claudette, who had built an empire from the ground up.

A syndicate is what Uncle Snap called it, and since Claudette was dead, it was up to the kids to keep it going. Somebody had to step up to be the leader. One of them had to take her place, and they had to do so swiftly. The Syndicate waited for no one, and it was a criminal enterprise that trafficked in millions of dollars of drugs throughout the United States yearly. From the Port of Miami to the border of Canada, the Syndicate was a force to be reckoned with. Unbeknownst to every child, Claudette had been training them for this moment, this time. She had honed each of their skills, knowing that they would one day step up and run this f--king city.

©2016 Brick & Storm (P)2016 Recorded Books

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Smh..... great book

I want more and more. Brick and Storm are the bomb ! The narrators where on point . Please don't have me waiting years for part 2. I need closure

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So Great

A lot of twist and turns but awesome none the less. I can't wait until 2. The narrators were great, I hope you use the same for the next installment.

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Never ever dissatisfied with these writers!!!

Loved it from start to finish cannot wait for part 2!! Excellent storyline, well developed characters!!! 👏👏👏 Great writing!!! And narrators might I add! 👏👏👏👏

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I would have enjoyed it more without the graphic sexual details and all the profanity

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Not worth the time

THe story relies on outdated black stereo types and relies too much on profanity in place of good writing.

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Love Brick and Storm

I can't wait for part two!!!!!! I have never been disappointed by these two. Awesome writers!!

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The narration is monotone & boring. Ok story line.

The narration is monotone and boring. I am finding it hard to get through story line. It seems to be a good story line if only....

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Seemed Familiar...

It reminded me of the Family Business by Carl Weber & the movie Four Brothers. The story was unoriginal and it took a while to get started but overall a decent book.

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I want my credit back...

This book is horrible. Although I know it is fiction, the story is very far-fetched. The readers do not deliver well. The writer is overly descriptive and it comes off is lame. I am about to try to get my credit back because I cannot finish this book. I usually like the author but this is terrible.

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Slow to start

The story started off slow, but started to get pretty interesting towards the middle. Good read to pass the time, but not the best. I'm going to finish the series. Interested to see what happens....

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