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    The Jook

    By Gary Phillips

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    Zelmont Raines has slid a long way since first gaining his ability to jook—to out maneuver his opponents on the field—which made him a Super Bowlwinning wide receiver and earned him lucrative endorsement deals, not to mention more than his share of female attention. Because he hasn't always been good at saying no, however, a series of missteps involving drugs, a paternity suit or two, legal entanglements, shaky investments, and chronic injuries have virtually sidelined his career. Now that Los Angeles has a new pro franchise, the Barons, Zelmont has one last chance at the big time he dearly misses. Just as it seems he might be getting back in the flow, he's enraptured by Wilma Wells, the leggy and brainy lawyer for the team who has a ruthless game plan all her own—and this time it's Zelmont who might get jooked.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateFeb 1, 2009
    ISBN9781604861730
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    Gary Phillips

    In addition to PM Press reissuing co-editor Gary Phillips’ The Jook, his mystery novella The Underbelly, was published as part of PM’s Outspoken Authors series. He is also editor and contributor to Orange County Noir, writes a regular column on pop culture on fourstory.org, Donuts at 2 A.M., and is writing two retro spy characters—Operator 5, set in the pulp period of the Great Depression, and super spy Derek Flint in the swinging sixties—for Moonstone Comics.

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