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Money For Good: A Novel [Hardcover]

Franklin White (Author)
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November 18, 2003

From the author of the Blackboard bestseller Fed Up with the Fanny comes another fast-paced urban thrilled, the story of a man who, for the love of money, will face the underground worlds of scandals, sex -- and street justice.

West Owens needs money and has struggled his entire life to get it. When the oppotunity of a lifetime comes his way, he does not hesitate...despite the risks that put his life in danger. Soon he finds he has more money that he's ever seen -- and he'll do anything to keep it.

In Money for Good, Franklin White, acclaimed author of the bestsellers Fed Up with the Funny and Cup of Love, brings readers yet another high-energy thriller about temptation, greed, and justice. When readers first meet West Owens, he is a small-time businessman who can count his friends on one hand and the amount in his bank account on the other.

When he is summoned for grand jury duty, however, he is introduced to Lauren Richards. Resourceful and ruthless, Lauren is able to drag West into a web of deceit involving the city of Atlanta's case against drug informant Pete Rossi. Suddenly, West finds himself in a world where charges of murder, possible prison bids, and thousands of dollars are at stake.


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"A full-bodied read with flashes of brilliance throughout." -- The Source Magazine on Fed Up with the Fanny

"Earnest and energetic." -- The Baltimore Sun on Fed Up with the Fanny

"White writes lively language and colorful characters." -- Kirkus Reviews

"White's work will continue to get better and better." -- Black Issues Book Review

About the Author

Franklin White is the author of the acclaimed Blackboard Bestsellers Fed Up with the Fanny and Cup of Love. He is also the author of Til' Death Do Us Part and the co-author of No Matter What. He is the former features editor for Upscale magazine, as well as the writer of the column Author2Author. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Strebor Books (November 18, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1593090129
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593090128
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,721,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Money For Good is VERY GOOD!, March 22, 2004
This review is from: Money For Good: A Novel (Hardcover)
Although Franklin White has been writing fiction for a while, I'd never read anything by him until this book. The cover was interesting and the book description was interesting too. This book was so good that I finished it in no time flat. It doesn't seem that too many people have written reviews for this book but I hope it's doing well because it's the best book I've read so far this year. This author can now count me as one of his fans and I hope he writes more of these kind of books soon.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pages just turn., April 30, 2004
This review is from: Money For Good: A Novel (Hardcover)
I picked up this book by Franklin White because I read his first novel Fed Up with the Fanny plus the cover is hot. From the very first page when the District Attorney is grilling Rossi I knew that this book was going to be a good one.

The main character West -I could really identify with because I have been on jury duty before and it does take a lot of time. West was upset that his business had to shut down because of jury duty then when his girlfriend started to complain about the lack of money in the house, he was almost forced to go into a plan with another juror (Lauren)who was down on her luck and living out of her car.

Their plan was really simple. Get the money from the guy (Rossi) who said he was innocent..but they could tell he had it. From that this book is just an explosion of storylines that keep you reading page after page.

I will be looking forward to the next West Owens book. The author left it wide open for another book and I can't wait to read it.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Smooth, easy fun gangsta read!, May 19, 2004
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I loved this book. I thought the author did a really good job mixing all the characters together since they all came from different backgrounds. Rossi and West played off of oneanother perfectly then when they started to work together along with Mrs. Bullock it was like watching a movie. I would have given this book 5 stars and I still probably should but I was mad at Lex for what happened to her baby-that part in the book really touched me because it happens much too often. You wont go wrong with this novel you will really enjoy it.
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