“The first military-trained gang member was Samuel Mason, leader of the Mason gang of river pirates operating along the Ohio River from the 1790s.”
Source: Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training
“Gangs have had connections to the U.S. Military in every period since the founding of the country.”
Source: Gangs and the Military: Gangsters, Bikers, and Terrorists with Military Training
“What are they trying to do?” Davison asked. “I never heard of anything like this.”
I took my eyes off Ginger’s legs. “Gangsters,” I said.
“But they’ve gone out of style,” Davison said. “They don’t have gangsters any more.”
“Suppose you go out and tell them that,” I said.”
Source: Solomon's Vineyard
“Pug said: “I’m trying to think of the best way of knocking you off.”
“The Chinese do it with rats,” I said. “They let ‘em eat the victim.”
“Where am I going to get the rats?”
“Well,” I said, “there’re three in the car now.”
I don’t know which one hit me; Pug or the guy with the garlic breath. It was the barrel of a pistol and it cooled me for a couple of minutes. When I came to we had stopped by a small shack. I was alone with the guy on my left.”
Source: Solomon's Vineyard
“fearing not like i ever”
“She was floating in the midst of a black sea, in the darkest of nights, with no hope or care to see light again. She was a mere wave away from drowning in blackness.”
Source: The Whyte Divide
“To discover what becomes of men who do not pay debts owed to Ratilla, one must visit the underworld.”
Source: Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle
“Jimmy Sadd is the most evil man I’ve ever known. I mean really evil. I’m not talking about tough, or cruel – all the bosses are tough and cruel. You’ll never get anywhere in our world if you’re not respected. But Jimmy ... God damn, Bruno, getting involved with Sadd ... I’d rather do a deal with the devil himself. Sadd is worse. You’ll never get out.”
George Hanson
In The Shadow of Sadd.”
Source: In The Shadow of Sadd
“Now, it’s time for me to lock up and go. Listen to me. Lock up an empty building that’s gonna be torn down. Makes no sense. Like an old man tellin’ a lie to his son from his death bed. What’s the point? Who besides yourself are you fooling?”
Source: An Enigmatic Escape: A Trilogy
“Social media will prove to be the death bed of all religions.”