The Eviction of Hope

<p><strong>It's eviction day for The Hope Apartments.</strong></p><p><strong>The residents have known about it for over a year.</strong></p><p><strong>It's too bad they ignored all the warning signs.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>More than a century ago developer Elijah Hope constructed a state-of-the-art hotel. As the generations passed and tastes changed The Hope spent two decades as an underutilized office building before conversion into a low-income housing project.</p><p>Rundown by years of human occupation The Hope has become a hollow shell of its once great self. It is home to drug addicts petty criminals and those hiding from others. The city has long turned a blind eye to The Hope as surrounding neighborhoods gentrified and pushed their disaffected in its direction.</p><p><br></p><p>But now The Hope is preparing a return to its original glory. The current owners plan to convert it into a boutique hotel. The only thing standing in their way is the eviction of over one hundred units.</p><p><br></p><p>Each resident knew this fateful day was coming yet most chose to believe it would never arrive. They ignored the posted signs the hand-delivered warnings and even the actual notices.</p><p><br></p><p>Many stayed until the bitter end.</p><p><br></p><p>These are their stories.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Eviction of Hope</em> is a collection of fourteen short stories from crime fiction's freshest voices. Get your copy today and experience The 509 in a completely new way. </p><p><br></p>