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B.O.N
Clarksville, TN
KOLD
2026
First Published
4.63
Average Rating
223
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The last thing Malaki Mercer remembers before his life fell apart was his father, King, dropping him off at school. Before the bell rung, both of his parents were dead. Murdered at their own mansion. Detectives labeled it a home invasion, but there were no arrests or suspects. Only another cold case that the city buried and moved on from. Meanwhile, Malaki was shuffled through foster homes and juvenile facilities for the last ten years…waiting. Now, at eighteen, Malaki’s back in Clarksville, TN, and he’s ready to get answers. But…the truth he seeks threatens powerful people. As Malaki begins to shake the city up, bodies begin turning up. And what at first glance, looks like street violence, starts to form a pattern…one that Detective Jonathan Amos can’t ignore. The deeper Amos digs, the clearer it becomes that Malaki isn’t just chasing answers to his parent’s tragic deaths…he’s standing in the middle of something bigger. Mayor Dooley Cross knows it too. For the past ten years, Dooley has kept the city running his way, capitalizing on King’s estate the whole time. But now, Malaki’s return puts all of that at risk. Because if the truth comes out…everything will fall apart. In KOLD’s B.O.N, get ready to be caught up in a crooked system, buried secrets, and revelations that force Malaki to decide how far he’s willing to go for answers. Because in the streets of Clarksville, justice doesn’t come from the courts. It comes from whoever’s strong enough to take it. And there can only be one Big Ole Nigga .

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