Carter left Kala standing by the shop door, texted Kat, and then lit a smoke. He surveyed his surroundings instinctively, watching for anyone who appeared suspect. Once he was sure there was no one near, he disappeared inside the shop.
By turns hilariously funny and bitingly savage, A Pound of Flesh presents its characters as both delightful, cosmopolitan sophisticates and brutally hateful racists, creating an indelible indictment of the ruling classes.
Carter placed a hand on Max's shoulder and squeezed, hating what Lizzie Jordan had done to his best friend. Because of her, the son of a bitch was brokenhearted and nursing a coke habit that was liable to land him in prison, or worse.
Enthused, he fairly skipped from the room, banged loudly on both doors down the hall, doing a dead-on Amanda Wingfield: “Rise and shine! Rise and shine, you children!” I smiled to myself for the first time in some time and poured myself ...
In A Pound of Flesh, sociologist Alexes Harris analyzes the rise of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system and shows how they permanently penalize and marginalize the poor.
This is essential reading for film students, movie lovers, and anyone interested in the drama of Tinseltown.
A Pound of Flesh, Book 4 in the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series, picks up the day after "In Harm's Way: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse" left off.