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Animal 4
Last Rites
K'wan
2015
First Published
4.54
Average Rating
294
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Essence bestselling crime author, K’wan, returns with the explosive fourth installment in the Animal saga. A complex and bloody tale from one of this generation's most talented and gritty writers. Animal, the gentle and kind-hearted family man, is still infamous for turning at any moment into a cold-blooded killer. Animal is the product of ruthless abuse and the unforgiving streets - he is the product of the world we all live in. There but for the grace of God go...any of us. Is there something that could push you to the breaking point of murder? Are you absolutely sure there isn't? There's an Animal in all of us.

Avg Rating
4.54
Number of Ratings
756
5 STARS
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Author

K'wan
K'wan
Author · 47 books

In 2002 K'wan hit the scene with his debut novel Gangsta, under Triple Crown Publications. It was the first novel released by the budding house and would eventually become the building block for what is now a multimillion dollar company. What started as a therapeutic release went on to become a part of urban-lit history and an Essence bestseller, as well as drawing rave reviews overseas. After penning his second novel, Road Dawgz (2003), K'wan drew the attention of St. Martins press. The literary powerhouse quickly signed K'wan to a multi-book deal, the first of which being Street Dreams (2004). In 2008 he received the Black Author of the year award from Black Press Radio for the novella Blow. Since his insertion into the publishing world K'wan has been featured in Vibe, Pages, King, Felon, Big News, The Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Press, Clutch and most notably Time Magazine, to name a few. He was also interviewed by MTV News for a feature on Hip-Hop fiction, and a guest on Power 105s morning show as well as NPR (national public radio). In addition to being an accomplished author, K'wan is also a motivational speaker, mentor to at risk children and the C.E.O of Black Dawn, Inc. K'wan currently resides in New Jersey where he is working on his next novel. http://us.macmillan.com/author/kwan

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