Criminal Minded

By: Tracy Brown

Narrated by: Nicole Small

Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's Summary

Lamin Michaels learned at his mother's knee the importance of chasing paper, so it's no surprise he gets into the drug game when he's just a teenager. When he meets Zion, a product of the New York City foster care and prison systems, Lamin knows he's met the perfect partner in crime. Together they build a huge narcotics empire.

Then Lamin falls hard for a beautiful girl named Lucky. Lucky makes Lamin realize there's more to life than cash and more cash. When Lamin goes legit with a career in the entertainment industry, Zion tries to keep their business going on both the street and the boardroom. It's not long before Zion becomes the target of a corruption scandal involving murder, extortion, and money laundering. Once the dirt is exposed, will Lamin and Zion be able to remain one step ahead, or will their paper-chasing days haunt them forever?

©2015 St. Martin's Press (P)2015 Blackstone Publishing, and Urban Audiobooks

One of my favorite love stories

I've listened to this book more than once. I like the characters and their love story is so engaging that it will tug at your heart and have you rooting for the couples success. As always, Nicole Small brings the characters to life ; her male character voice is so sexy that I sometimes forget that a woman is narrating...lol. Overall this book is well put together, but be ready for an emotional rollercoaster!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Couldn't Finish

I usually push through, but I just couldn't finish this book. No real plot to keep me interested. Based on the positive reviews, I'm not sure what I missed; however, it just didn't keep my attention.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Cliché

The best part of this book was the ending. I don't want to spoil it, but it's a different way to end what could have been just another cliché. The characters and plot line did fall under this category, however, which made the whole thing pretty tedious at times. The most realistic character was Papa.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend it. I think you can find something of a similar nature that's just better written and doesn't fall flat, as this does.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Well written...

This is well written story with good character development.it held my interest the entire time that I listened.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Talk about problems

So I'll be honest, I thought this book would be a struggle to finish. However as the story slowly unfold and the characters where built I begin to like it. There is enough ghetto to piss you off, enough struggle to make you sad, and enough love to make you yearn for what was once lost. The story was written in away to keep you interested. It's a great book and it will pass the time.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

👍👍👍👍

This is my first time hearing the works of Tracy Brown. I can truly say I enjoyed this book and the narrator Nicole Small did a great job.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I enjoyed the book

I liked the book overall I loved the narrator she was amazing! I felt bad that Lamen made the decision to be with Dream instead of Lucky

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Stereotypical story

Narration was good, but story was so weak. The overall story reflects poorly on blacks by characterizing most of it actors to be most concerned with sex, drugs and vanity. even the best character, Papa, who helped guide Lamin and the family , did so without seeming to offer any set of moral guidelines, but rather how to get out while the getting is good. I don't feel I came away from this story better understanding how another culture lives their lives.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

good

this was a good listen and the characters were something else. I really didn't like dream cause she was ok with being the rebound female.

Hate it

It's not entertaining I'm 3 hours n and already tired of Olivia and Zion I thought the book was about the other dude and lucky smh I forgot his name