New Lots

By John Clarkson

Book Overview

New Lots, Brooklyn, is the second-to-last stop on the L train, and the absolute last stop in life for the residents of the New Lots projects. If there's a hell on earth, it's here, with a twenty-four-hour drug market, a terrifying warren of dark hallways and burnt-out apartments, infested with human vermin and ruled by a gang of killers. Not even the police will set foot in New Lots. A war rages here, a war that will determine who controls it. Will it be the ruthless Muslim Security Company on a holy mission to clean out the complex? Or the vicious Blue-Tops crack gang determined to keep what's theirs? The shot, the beaten, the burned bodies begin to multiply much too rapidly, even by Brooklyn standards. The call goes out for the one man who can stop it, NYPD Detective First Grade, Loyd Shaw; a man who thinks he has nothing to lose, and the only man tough enough to braveit.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812564766
• ISBN13: 9780812564761
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

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A more mature, more exciting, and most enjoyable story

The forth of Mr. Clarkson's novel has been proved that he is a more mature, more exciting storyteller than the former three Devlin series. To detour from that over-extended series has also proved that Mr. Clarkson is indeed a multi-level thriller writer who is better than most of those male writers indulged in such genre. The flow of the writing cut and burrow the terrain so freely that has made the reading very exciting and enjoyable. I knew at once that Mr. Clarkson is a fantastic writer once I had read his debut "And Justice for One" which was so good that I could not but had to recommend it to be purchased and translated into another language. "New Lots" is definitely a more mature, more energetic story with cool dialogues and plot. It is a far better one than the cardboard-like "Apaches(?)" by the "Sleepers"' writer, which I had pointed out that was a modern "Fantastic 7" copy but fell short. But definitely not these guys shown in the "New Lots." Congrats, Mr. Clarkson, smoke less and keep it coming, OK? God bless.

Oh my gosh!

This book was a roller coaster ride from start to finish, and I loved every minute of it. It was so complex and gritty that I couldn't put it down. This is my first experience with John Clarkson - I found the book by accident and I'm glad I did. It was thoroughly enjoyable and frightening at the same time. If this book is representative of his other work, then I can't wait to get my hands on his other novels. What a read!

New Lots Packs a Mean Punch!

My attention never wavered once while I was reading this book. I've read all of Clarkson's Devlin series, and this book is the best he's written since One Man's Law. Great action and great writing to support it. We want more from Clarkson, and we want it now! I highly recommend this book.

Scary!!!!

Am a first time Clarkson reader, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Was I surprised! Clarkson can give the Patterson's, Sandford's and Connelly's a run for their money. New Lots was riviting, scary, and downright realistic. Been there, seen that, know what it is. One never forgets.... If you are looking for a thriller, this is THE book to read. I swear your heart will stop beating as you race through certain scenes. The pages were on fire!