John Clarkson Books

Olivia Sanchez - smart, driven, and beautiful - started at the bottom and worked her way up the ranks of a brokerage firm only to be unjustly, brutally fired, then blackballed. With no place else to go, she turns to her cousin, Manny Guzman, ex-con and ex-gang leader, for help. Manny's first instinct is to hit back. Hard. But his partner, James Beck knows that out in the real world, things aren't done that way. Beck, with a tight group of three other ex-cons, works out of a discreet base of operations in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook. To help Manny, he and his partners, along with a network of close "associates," offer to look into what happened to Olivia, and fix it. But nothing is as simple as it first appears, and Beck and his men end up going to war against a formidable list of enemies: the politically connected CEO of a Manhattan brokerage firm; a Russian arms dealer; a small army of Bosnian war criminals; a ruthless gang of Russian mobsters; and, last but not least, the NYPD. With too many foes coming at them from too many angles, Beck and his men are going to have to survive against impossible odds, avoid being sent back to prison, and in the process, steal.

James Beck learned the value of loyalty the hard way. Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, he developed a keen sense of right and wrong. And, in possession of skills and cunning acquired on both sides of the law Beck is capable of. So when his friend is beaten and killed on the streets of the Bronx, Beck is determined to provide him a measure of justice; a little dignity. But what starts as an investigation into a simple street killing soon turns into something more sinister and complex. And it's clear that, if he's going to going to get to the truth, Beck is going to draw on all his considerable abilities and connections. Or follow his tragic friend to an early grave

When his brother is left comatose after a brutal assault, and the New York police are unwilling to help, Jack Devlin takes the law into his own hands and goes after the criminals. Reprint.

Set against the backdrop of a brutal drug war, the story unfolds in a Brooklyn housing project transformed into a dangerous battleground. Residents navigate the chaos and violence that permeate their lives, grappling with survival in a community besieged by crime. The narrative delves into the impact of this turmoil on relationships and personal aspirations, highlighting the resilience of those caught in the crossfire. Themes of struggle, hope, and the quest for a better life emerge as characters confront their harsh realities.