Carried by Six: A Novel of Urban Bravery in America

. . . a fast paced page turning story of a black community determined to rid itself of the drug-driven plague of crime and violence. . . . It entertains ennobles and inspires. --Darlene Clark Hine co-author The African-American OdysseyBallard keeps it real and writes with power and authority. --John Herritage Staff Inspector (Ret.) New York State Police- - -Obie Bullock leader of a Philadelphia anti-violence group (the Mau-Mau) returns home from his janitors job early one morning and stumbles upon a crime scene--someone has just slit the throat of a police officer.Armed with the officers recovered revolver Obie an Iraq war vet corners and kills the masked assassin who turns out to be the youngest brother of a powerful but imprisoned drug dealer. Demands for revenge follow sparking the fast-paced action while simultaneously examining the lives of a working-class family struggling to survive in the projects of Philadelphia.Character-based authentic and gripping this novel exposes the difficulties and danger of working to rid a neighborhood of drugs and violence so that future generations can grow up safe and secure.