{"title":"Books by Iceberg Slim","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780857869753","title":"Death Wish","description":"\u003cp\u003eIceberg Slim's last published novel is perhaps his greatest. \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e, written in Slim's typically hard-hitting and highly compulsive prose, tells the story of Chicago's Mafia and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy Don, Jimmy Collucci, attempts to become the king-pin of Chicago's 'Honored Society'. Not only is this a portrayal of an organisation whose working details Slim knew intimately but we also see Mafia infighting set against a backdrop of the underworld in its entirety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Jimmy Collucci has had a lifelong hatred pf dedicated Black Warrior, Jesse Taylor, against whom he has regularly competed for turf on the streets of Chicago. And Jessie Taylor has managed to get himself in a position from which he is confident that he can take on Collucci and his ruthless outfit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is bloody and riveting. Another masterpiece from the man whose prose redefined post-war American literature and who remains one of the most startlingly original and hard-boiled writers America has produced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295276216693,"sku":"9780857869753","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780857869753_ab744cea-49ca-44a1-a4e6-cb788eca02ac.jpg?v=1786015797"},{"product_id":"9781786896124","title":"Pimp: The Story Of My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this astonishing account, Iceberg Slim reveals the secret inner world of the pimp, and the smells, sounds, fears and petty triumphs of his world. A legendary figure of the Chicago underworld, this is his story: from defending his mother against the men in their lives to becoming a giant of the streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A seething tale of brutality, cunning and greed, \u003ci\u003ePimp\u003c\/i\u003e is a harrowing portrait of life on the wrong side of the tracks, and a rich warning from a true survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305731305845,"sku":"9781786896124","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786896124_5c0ded21-7aa9-4bdc-b108-d5c49119b259.jpg?v=1786025540"},{"product_id":"9781847674319","title":"Trick Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrick Baby \u003c\/i\u003echarts the rise of White Folks, a white Negro who uses his colour as a trump card in the tough game of the Con. Blue-eyed, light-haired and white-skinned, White Folks is the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned, a hustler in the jungle of Southside Chicago where only the sharpest survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his partner Blue, an old hand who teaches him the tricks of the trade, White Folks rises to the top of his profession. The cons he pulls off get more and more lucrative and dangerous until one day they go too far...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308380729717,"sku":"9781847674319","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781847674319_9cfeca2c-8bec-4251-a997-feb8de5a5ad8.jpg?v=1786029704"},{"product_id":"long-white-con","title":"Long White Con","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Iceberg Slim's first novel, \u003ci\u003eTrick Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, he told the unforgettable tale of White Folks, a white Negro who uses his colour as his trump card in the tough game of the Con. Blue-eyed, light-haired and fair-skinned, White Folks was to become the most incredible con man the ghetto ever spawned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong White Con\u003c\/i\u003e takes up where \u003ci\u003eTrick Baby\u003c\/i\u003e left off. After the death of his partner and mentor, Blue Howard, White Folks hooks up with the Vicksburg Kid, who completes his con education. Together they form a formidable duo, playing for the highest stakes, pulling off the most ambitious con of the lot - The Unhappy Virgin Game. Fleecing wealthy fools is the name of the game but when the sums involved get to the levels seen in \u003ci\u003eLong White Con\u003c\/i\u003e, the consequences of any slip can be fatal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike all of Iceberg Slim's work, \u003ci\u003eLong White Con\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader into a world rarely seen in print, combining wicked humour with streetwise knowledge and philosophy. The result is another page-turning classic of hard-boiled fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680091775349,"sku":"9780857869838","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780857869838.jpg?v=1792423115"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-iceberg-slim.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}