Wrath

Written by K'wan

Narrated by B. Lipton Bennett

In the history of New York City’s underworld, there have been a host of criminal figures whose exploits have gone on to inspire. Their stories are told on street corners and in back alleys. One of them is Jonas Rafferty, known among friends and enemies alike as Wrath.

Jonas, the only boy in a family of four children, came into the world under less than favorable conditions, and he has always been a fighter. From the neighborhood bullies to the stepfather who uses him and his siblings as punching bags, his life has always been one battle after another. At night, he would lay awake and dream of rising above his circumstances, and when he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis “Lou” Ceavers, he’s offered a bargain that will change the course of his life.

Detective Ceavers becomes like a guardian angel and surrogate father to Jonas, teaching him the game and guiding him in his quest for power. In a short time, Jonas goes from errand boy and street muscle to one of the most dangerous young men in the city, dubbed Wrath because of his violent exploits.

His dreams are finally becoming reality, and Wrath feels like he’s on his way to having everything he’s ever dreamed of, until Alex, his childhood crush, comes home on break from college and gives him a glimpse of the one thing he’s always craved more than money and power: love. Wrath begins to question himself and his decisions as he’s drawn further away from the world he’s created and deeper into the stable life he believes he could have with Alex. When Alex becomes pregnant, Wrath decides that being there for her and his unborn child are more important to him than power or money, but when he seeks to end his arrangement with the detective, he’s taught the final lesson in his education: no bargain comes without a price.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 27, 2019
• ISBN: 9781980037620

K'wan

K’wan has penned over 2 dozen bestselling novels, including the widely popular Animal series, as well as several paranormal stories written under a pseudonym. He was also the recipient of the 2012 and 2013 Street Lit Book Award Medals (SLBAM) in adult fiction for Eviction Notice and Animal. K’wan currently resides in New Jersey where spends his time writing, cooking and binge-watching reruns of the Vampire Diaries with his teenage daughters.

Reviews for Wrath

[Fredreka Rudolph · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Kwan best book so far. But that ending !!! smh !

[ummsaddaqah1664 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The ending was totally unexpected! Great story! A bit different from Kwan's other works.

[Judy Griffith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love it . Great twist at the end ?? omg

[Memi Christie · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting read, kept me hooked. Wasn’t too pleased with the twist at the end but then again …

[Karll Allan Godoy · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not satisfied with the book's ending. But the story was a good ride.