Kevin Deutsch is a dedicated journalist specializing in the intricate worlds of street gangs and drug trafficking. His work plunges readers into the heart of urban realities, meticulously dissecting the complex intersections of crime and justice. Deutsch's narrative style is characterized by a sharp, unflinching gaze into human nature, prioritizing factual storytelling to draw audiences into compelling, often dangerous, narratives. He approaches his subjects with a direct and uncompromising prose, exploring society's darker facets to uncover truths and foster awareness of critical social issues.
America's urban crisis has never been more alive, more shocking, than in Pill
City . Reminiscent of HBO's The Wire , Kevin Deutsch's stunning investigation
show how a $100 million fortune in opiates - heroin and pills - was stolen
during the 2015 Baltimore riots following the death of Freddie Gray and then
spread and sold illegally across the nation,compounding one tragedy with
another. With this harrowing account from the encrypted Dark Web and our
bloody streets, Kevin Deutsch proves himself among today's most insightful and
eloquent observers of criminal life in the United States. Thomas Maier,
author/producer of Showtime's Masters of Sex
The Linden Triangle: Linden Avenue and Linden Place, Hempstead, Long Island. At this blighted intersection, seemingly forgotten by the middle and upper class communities that surround it, the dream of suburban comfort and safety has devolved into a nightmare of flying bullets and bloodshed. Here, a war between the Bloods and Crips has torn a once-peaceful neighborhood apart.The Triangle: A Year on the Ground with New York's Bloods and Crips, tells the true story of one year in the life of a suburban village-turned-war-zone. Written by Kevin Deutsch, award-winning criminal justice reporter for Newsday, it follows two warring gangs and the anti-violence activists and police desperate to stop them. As the bodycount climbs and conflict spreads to New York City, young men wielding military grade weaponry wage a prolonged battle over pride, respect, revenge, and their legacies.Based on immersive reporting and interviews with more than 250 gang members, their families, drug addicts, police, and others, this is the first insider account of a New York Bloods-Crips gang war from the only journalist ever given access to the crews' secretive realm. The Triangle is a chilling investigation of a world in which teenagers shoot their childhood friends over gang allegiance; where rape is used as a form of retaliation; and once-promising students are molded into cold-blooded assassins.
