About
Darrell King has been writing ever since the age of eight. His first published work of fiction was penned during the fall of 1976 as a student of Mary Field’s Elementary School on South Carolina’s Daufuskie Island. This effort, an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Hobbit,” was both written and illustrated by Mr. King and was published in the school’s quarterly periodical, “The Daufuskie Kid’s Magazine.” Mr. King went on to write several unpublished stories and numerous poems, several of which were published in the 1995-1996 “Poetry Anthology” by the National Library of Poetry in Owings Mills, Maryland.
During the 90s, Mr. King was attracted to and inspired by the lurid tales of inner city crime and drama that he read on the pages of novels by great writers such as Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim. This, coupled with an enduring appreciation for the hard-edged, yet enlightened lyric of the era’s gangsta rap icons like Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Easy E and others prompted Mr. King to begin writing his very own stories of urban crime and inner city drama.
Dark Pursuit (Emily Stone Series Book 5)
Description
<p>AWARD WINNER for ACTION - 2015 International Book Awards Readers' Favorite<br />SECOND PLACE AWARD WINNER - 2015 East Texas Writers Guild First Chapter Book Awards<br /><br />Vigilante detective Emily Stone has covertly hunted down killers and closed more serial cases than most seasoned homicide cops combined. Her exceptional profiling skills and forensic techniques, along with deductive crime scene investigations, have made her a compelling force that cannot be beat.<br />She has reached her ultimate breaking point and now must face her toughest opponent yet – her biggest fears.<br /><br />With preciseness, the Tick-Tock Killer has taken his next child victim and promised to dump the body precisely four days later, mocking police and the community. Stone struggles to balance her inner demons and ghosts from the past, against the wits of a brutal and cunning serial killer in an all-out battle of psychological warfare.<br /><br />Can Stone save the next child in time? Dark Pursuit is an action-packed cat and mouse game that will take you to dark places rarely explored.<br /><br /><br />From the Award-winning Emily Stone Thriller Series:<br /><br />“… a highly recommended pick!” The Midwest Book Review<br /><br />“Intriguing alpha female character… impressive action scenes.” Kirkus Reviews<br /><br />“The writing is impeccable and the story is fresh and tight.” Best Selling Author Gary Ponzo<br /> </p>
Story Behind The Book
Ripped from the headlines! Stories detailing the horrendous nocturnal
activities of sexual predators from St.Louis’s infamous
"Bossman "McGhee and New York's Nushawn Williams to the disturbing
You Tube viral video rantings of the self proclaimed "Trashman". The
threat of an HIV positive individual purposely infecting scores of
unsuspecting women is unfortunately a very real and present danger in
our modern society.
Enter Lucien Valentino...pimp...hustler...killer. All these describe the dark traits of this ultra suave and stunningly handsome ladies’ man who easily manipulates any female gullible enough to fall for his smooth talk, irresistible looks and hood rich lifestyle. However she does so at her own risk; for the womanizing Valentino is a carrier of HIV5X, a highly aggressive and drug resistant strain of the disease that quickly mutates into full blown AIDS within a few months after transmission.
Behind Valentino's reign of terror lies a secretive government plot to drastically reduce America's black population starting with residents of the nation's inner cities. The AIDS stricken hustler agrees to spread the killer virus throughout the hood in exchange for big money and a newly discovered 'cure' from the
clandestine, racist group, ‘Illuminati Brotherhood’ whose "Operation Inner City Virus” greatly depends on the boss playa's cooperation & persuasive swagger for its ultimate success. “Don" Lucien Valentino is on the prowl and no nightclub, cabaret, or single's bar is immune from his sinister intentions for he is and will forever be...Deadly Phine.
