ROLL CALL by Glenn Langohr

New Release ROLL CALL by Glenn Langohr

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #118854 in eBooks
• Published on: 2009-08-09
• Released on: 2009-08-09
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Price: $0.99

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Product Description ROLL CALL the book shines a light on the dark, hidden underbelly of the U.S. War on Drugs. The author takes the admonition from the Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden where the snake tempted, "God doesn't want you to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge because he doesn't want you to be as smart as Him," and relates it to the modern drug war, showing how the American justice system has turned illegal drugs into forbidden fruits; leading to a roller coaster ride of excitement through drug smuggling cartels, to So Cal street gangs, to outlaw bikers all trying to get their piece of the action. Add a good detective squeezed out of the loop by an overzealous narcotic detective; a robust prison union trying to call the shots; and a handful of drug criminals trying to hold on to their conscience; and, you have the perfect recipe for a revolutionary uprising, bound by blood; all leaving the reader wondering, who are the real criminals?Author bio- I served 10 year! s in prison for drug charges and turned my life around through writing. My passion is to illuminate the community from a prisoner’s perspective in prayer that the public will find compassion and more strongly consider redemption. My biggest blessing since being released from prison is the validation of the NY review……Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Mediadiscoveries@kirkusreviews.comA harrowing, down-and-dirty depiction—sometimes reminiscent of Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic—of America’s war on drugs, by former dealer and California artist Langohr.Locked up for a decade on drugs charges and immersed in both philosophical tomes and modern pulp thrillers, Langohr penned Roll Call, a light fictionalization of his troubled life. “I went from obsessively pacing my cell and wondering and worrying about how I was actually going to get my attorney to defend me, and how many years this sentence would bring,” writes Langohr in ! an afterword, “to realizing that if I find a way to writ! e what&r squo;s in my head, I can find a way out of this hole I had put myself in!” The book’s hero is Benny “B.J.” Johnson, a kid who grows up in a troubled home. His parents are essentially good, but they fight often. Eventually, his mother escapes, departing in a “small car with over a hundred thousand miles on it and some clothes.” From there, B.J.’s descent is all but inevitable—he hangs out with the wrong crowd and starts dealing. But the author is not content to tell the story from only the protagonist’s perspective. Instead, he toggles the angle like a master director, taking in the stories of American lawmen, Mexican dealers, outlaw bikers, prison guards, pawn-shop dealers and a dude named El Diablo who says things like, “I have a master plan that I am willing to share with you.” Roll Call makes for exciting reading—gunplay, covert operations and backhanded deals abound. The author succeeds by wisely usi! ng his experiences to fuel the narrative. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs. Readmore