True to the Game III [Library Binding]

Teri Woods (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2008

The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Starting off where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior, as well as introduce a new killer so vicious, so cunning, so ruthless, he'll have you looking over your shoulder with each turn of the page.


The crooked cops are searching for the money, Gena's family members are now the target for Gena who's hiding from everything and everyone, as the race is on for Gena's survival. Will she manage to keep the money, can she get out of town and make a new life for herself, and will her family survive the maniacal killer that is hell bent on tracking her down? Will Gena stay, True to the Game?

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

''Urban fiction fans will welcome the melodramatic final entry in bestseller Woods' True to the Game trilogy, which vividly depicts the 1990s drug culture.'' --Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

About the Author

Teri Woods is a native of Philadelphia. She worked as a legal secretary/paralegal for eight years in a Philadelphia Center City law firm. She began writing True to the Game in 1993 and began to submit her work to publishers. After being turned down, the book sat dormant in a closet for two years. In 1998, she began selling handmade copies of the book out of the trunk of her car. With the success of the handmade books, she started her own publishing and production company, Meow Meow Productions.


Teri Woods lives in New Jersey with her two children. She is hard at work on her next novel. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 224 pages
• Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-10-30; Reprint edition (October 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439556571
• ISBN-13: 978-1439556573
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,721,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

True to the Game by New York Times bestseller author and publisher Teri Woods has been undisputedly titled a classic. While working as a legal secretary for a law firm and juggling motherhood in Philadelphia, PA Teri Woods completed her first novel, True to the Game. She submitted her story over a period of six years to more that twenty different publishers, all of whom rejected her. When major publishing houses refused to embrace True to the Game she wasn't discouraged. In 1998 instead of giving up, Woods' printed, bound, self-published and began selling hand to hand her first book True to the Game.On December 18, 1999 with the support and encouragement of friends, Teri Woods recognized the selling power of her story. She credits her overwhelming success to hard work and perseverance. Teri Woods often slept in her car and on the couches of acquaintances, as she spent countless hours selling her books on the streets of New York. Moving thousands of books primarily from the trunk of her car she was determined to have her story read. Her grassroots tactic paid off; Teri Woods became a self-made millionaire in just three years selling her novel, True to the Game. With the release of True to the Game, Teri Woods has reinvigorated the urban fiction market and created a growing trend in publishing.As owner of Teri Woods Publishing, Woods' published: True to the Game, DUTCH I, DUTCH II, Deadly Reigns I and II , Angel, B-More Careful, The Adventures of Ghetto Sam, Triangle of Sins, Rectangle of Sins, Tell Me Your Name, Predator and Double Dose. True to the Game, B-More Careful, DUTCH, Triangle of Sins, Rectangle of Sins, Deadly Reigns I and Deadly Reigns II has all been featured on the Essence Bestseller list numerous times collectively. Teri Woods Publishing has sold over 1 million copies independently and generated over 15 million dollars in gross revenue. Woods jump started the entire urban-book marketplace. Teri signed a five book deal with Grand Central Publishing in 2007. True to the Game II (GCP, 2007) and True to the Game III (GCP, 2008) both debuted on The New York Times Bestsellers list. Teri's first hardcover, the urban thriller, ALIBI will be published in August 2009

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Can I give it a ZERO?!?!, June 23, 2008

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BCD "blackchinadoll" - See all my reviews

This review is from: True to the Game III (Paperback)

This book was not good at all. Boring. Slow. Who were these characters because I did not recognize them from True to the Game? Gena was dumb and clueless. Quadir was Captain Save a H** at all the right times. And the book wasn't even about them. More time was spent on the corrupt cops and Jerrell's deranged twin. Unbelievable. My only question is WHY? WHY was this book published? Just horrible!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'm Shocked It ain't live up to its hype, June 27, 2008

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Dannie "ME_N_books" - See all my reviews

This review is from: True to the Game III (Paperback)

I was happy like a kid in the candy store when i got it and my excitement left like "poof". The Explanation was good. But quadir was acting slow he didn't know if he wanted a woman who saved his life or a chick he loved before his "Death". They put time into that explanation but the rest of that book was thrown together.

One is a classic. 2 was almost there and 3. Look Terri, You need a better ghost writer or you should have paid them more. This book is suppose to be about quadir and gena. Not all these new chracters.

Someone needs to understand that you should read the old story before you the write the sequel. So it'll make sense. They should've taken their time. I want a do overs. Recall and do it over.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hated It!, July 7, 2008

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Ms T-Mac "Ms T-Mac" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True to the Game III (Paperback)

The only and I stress the ONLY reason I bothered to read this book was I wanted to see how Quadir being alive was going to play out. WOW! That whole the doctor saved him and fell in love with him storyline was just preposterous. Not only that, but too much time was spent on it. That alone took up close to 100 pages. Then when you thought things just couldn't get any worse, they did. I don't know who these characters were in this book, but they were NOT the Quadir and Gena of book one. Even Quadir's mom did a 360. It was as if everything that happened in book one was null and void here. This book was a waste of time and I wish there was someway I could sue someone and get my time back. This is a clear case of when keeping it real (or when you don't write your own books) goes WRONG!