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Dutch: The First of a Trilogy (Dutch Trilogy)

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Dutch was born Bernard James. Dark, sexy,cold-hearted and gangsta, Dutch was nothing to be f***** with. He was always smart; that's why he deemed school unnecessaary. Dutch had a plan-He wanted to be the King of New York. He started his plan by sweeping floors for an Italian man who had connections to the mob. One day a stick-up kid tried to rob the man and Dutch killed him. This was his first body but definitely not the last. This proved to his employer that he was loyal and they gave him a connect to a chop shop. So, at the age of 14, Dutch had money rolling in like a grown man and a team of stickup kids who only stole BMWS and other luxury cars.

But an error of judgement came one day when the biggest car theft they could have attempted went wrong and Dutch had to go to jail. Little did the police know, they did Dutch a favor. After doing his two year bid, Dutch was smarter, bigger, and badder than ever. Hsi mom told him never to let him lock him up like dog ever again without putting up a fight. From that day forward, Dutch vowed to hold court in the streets before he went to jail again.

He resumed his plan on being the King of New York. Ojiwa Kazami ,a nigerian, was the King now. His team, used to the guerilla warfare in Africa, had no problems taking the urban jungles over. He was untouchable. The mob even put two hits out on him and was unsucessful at killing him. This hyped up his legendary status even more. That it, until Dutch came along. See every man had a weakness and Kazami's baby's mother happened to be his. She was the key element in the setup to kill Kazami.

After killing Kazami, Dutch wore his chain( a plate-sized gold dragon with diamonds and rubies for eyes)as a staus symbol meaning, "I'm that n**** now! F*** wit me! Kazami's team and every one loyal to his regime went down in one of the biggest killing sprees New York had ever seen. It was called, "Month of Murder" in the papers.

This book reads like a mobster gangsta movie!! It will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time. This book opens up with Dutch's trial. In the end, Dutch holds the streets in court after they try to stick him with a life sentence. Whew!!!

DUTCH: THE FIRST OF A TRILOGY is a bone-chilling tale of murder, power and retribution, which vividly highlights the crime riddled existence of notorious Newark gangster, Bernard James, AKA Dutch.

Dutch's life of crime begins at about the age of 14, when he cunningly capitalizes on a botched robbery attempt against a business owner with close ties to the mob. Dutch cold-heartedly tricks and kills the would be perpetrator, to the shocked relief of the mobster and then calmly disposes of the body. Appreciative, he soon introduces Dutch to "Fat Tony", a reputed mob boss, who is so impressed by Dutch's heinous act that he takes him under his protection and rewards him with a coveted connection to a "chop shop," which only dealt in luxury cars. Thus began Dutch's criminal legacy, which grows to gigantic proportions and culminates in his being put on trial for a murderous rampage labeled "the month of murder." The District Attorney appears to have an airtight case, which does not bode well for Dutch. But an ever resourceful Dutch has no plans to live his life in prison and quickly orchestrates a plan to avenge those who would dare to attempt to usurp his meteoric rise to the top.

DUTCH: THE FIRST OF A TRILOGY is a fast moving story with ruthless dialogue and a plot that goes into detail after gory detail of Dutch's bizarre life of crime. This thoroughly absorbing and harrowing tale reads like a work of fiction and is one that will keep any lover of this genre captivated. The story ends with an unexpected spine-tingling twist that is almost unparalleled in its shock-value.

Reviewed by Autumn

of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Book Review

Dutch by Teri Wood; Teri Woods Publishing:New York, NY, 2003 ISBN# 0-96722494-2

Have you ever thought about hustling? Dutch by Teri Woods is fictional book. This is the first book of a trilogy. All three of his books are about hustlers. The theme of Dutch is that although you're making all that money something will happen: it can be getting caught by the cops or getting shot.

All Dutch wanted was money, power and respect. Dutch started out just stealing cars. He had a connection from Fat Tony with a chop shop. He went to jail for about three years. When he got back everything was different. Kazami and his crew had taken over the heroin trade and Dutch wanted to be the one running the heroine trade. He showed everyone that he doesn't play when he murdered Kazami. He did everything he murdered, stole cars, and hustled he even had some night spots where rappers and ballers came through.

The book is gripping. The chapter where he invaded Kazami will have you guessing what he will do next. You will be wondering whether or not he will kill the baby along with the girl and everyone else in the house. I like the way the author wrote the book from at least 5 different points of views. For example, when the cop came in and testified and the guy who blew himself up's wife came. Even one of his friends testified against him which I thought was messed up. The interesting part is that the book all takes place in court and the things that happen are when the people take the stand.

Dutch reminds me of Quadir because they both hustled and got rich. Also, they both could've had any girl they wanted but they really only wanted one. Also a lot of people owed them money and when they didn't deliver they would make them pay either with money or with their life. He and Tony Montana got rich off of the heroin trade.

I recommend this book to everyone who likes books about hustlers and murderers. This book is targeted to the younger people because its purpose is to show what it's like to hustle.

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Bernard James Jr. known as Dutch in the streets, is on trial for the numerous murders that has been happening in Newark, New Jersey called the "The Month of Murders".

The story goes back and forth from the present to the past of how Dutch at a young age of 14 begin his life of crime. Very smart and gifted young fellow with a lot of knowledge felt school was not a choice. Being well known in the streets was his claim to fame.

After being locked up for car theft, Dutch was release much smarter and a force to be reckon with. Going back to being a stick up kid and stealing a cars was not an option anymore. With his affiliation with the mob and his crew, Angel, Craze, Qwan, Roc, and Zoom they were destined to take over the streets of Newark. Going after the the notorious Nigerian drug king Ojiugo Kamazi and his henchmen, was like taking candy from a baby. Nonetheless Dutch kept it gangsta.

Will Dutch serve a prison sentence? Or will there be loop holes in the testimonies that were presented in court and he gets away scott free. You will have to read the book to have these questions answered.

Dutch: The First of a Trilogy (Dutch Trilogy) is a very fast paced made for TV mob story. I enjoyed this story and it did keep me reading to the very end, even though I came across some grammatical errors throughout my reading. All in all it was pretty good.

Tangerine, Reviewer

Reader's Paradise Book Club

In Dutch I, Bernard "Dutch" James reminisces about his life of crime as he sits through his murder trial. Witness after witness testifies against Dutch during the trial of the century, but Dutch is unfazed. It appears that the jury will surely find Dutch guilty of heinous crimes, until an unexpected turn of events happens.

Dutch I is a suspense-filled drama that will keep the pages turning.

Dutch written by Kwame Teague is raw, gritty and a definite page turner. The main character Dutch is ruthless and a force to be reckoned with. You either love him or hate him. Kwame paints a vivid picture on how serious & cutthroat the streets can really be. At the end of the book they only thing I could say is "damn!" Kwame has a promising future as an author and I love forward to his reading his future works. He has a fan for life!

Dutch was just okay to me. After reading True to the Game I was excited to read more from Mrs. Woods. I don't think this was a bad book, I think I was just looking for more excitement. It was well written though.

I read this based on recommendation. It opened up slow and had to build up to a pace. It climaxed with interest and then it grabbed me. I agree with LTR, it was a good read. I also agree that you should read Lust of the Flesh because it has it all: lust, murder, mystery, erotica, suspense, romance and some surprises--a great novel also I could not put down. I look forward to reading both Dutch II and Lust II.

I also liked the way Terri starts the book off (in reference to Destiny's review). It reminds me of The Last Bad Decision by the way it starts off with what is really the ending. I would also recommend Lust of the Flesh-excellent book that has it all: sex, murder, betrayal, suspense and romance. Good Job Terri.

This book is a rip-off. The first rip-off is the cost of this trilogy. The first book is printed in large type which makes for the 229 pages. The book took me only about three hours to read. And I'm not exactly a fast reader. At a cost of $14.95 you really don't get much of a story. Why didn't the publisher just use smaller type and combined all three stories into one book? It's to get more money from the reader - $44.85 in total to be exact. I won't bother purchasing the second and third books of this trilogy.

The second rip-off is the story. This book is a direct rip-off of the 1973 Blaxploitation movie Black Caesar. Young black kid sets out on a path of crime, grows up and forms his own gang, takes over "da hood", goes up against the mob and wins, goes up against the corrupt system and wins, falls in love with a sweet honey, and of course commits all kinds of cold blooded murders along the way. And all because he grew up in "da hood" and life owes him something. This book is basically a story about evil. That's it. Just pure evil. There is no character in the book of any redeeming value. The story is weak and the characters are shallow. If the reader enjoys these types of "tales from da hood" and buys into that "gangsta" mentality then you'll probably enjoy the book. If you don't want to spend the $44.85 just pay $5.00 and rent the movie Black Caesar starring Fred Williamson. You'll get essentially the same story.

If you're looking for a more sensible story about a young black man trying to make in "da hood" try WIFEBEATER by Mister Mann Frisby. Don't let the title fool you Excellent book. And a lot cheaper.