{"product_id":"respect-the-jux-9781439193945","title":"Respect the Jux","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this exciting urban novel--based on true events--a group of thieves perfect the art of the jux, a special kind of heist, rising from a ragtag band of petty criminals to a secret society, called The Order.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Jamaica, he learned the art of the \"jux\" robbing people by studying their everyday movements. By the age of eight, Cat was shoplifting and purse-snatching. By ten, he had his first gun. At fifteen, he committed his first murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In New York City, he created The Order: a secret society of thieves who played by Cat's rules. He taught his crew how to pull off the perfect jux. Made them swear on a bible and a bullet. Robbed dealers, pushers, thugs. And raked in millions. Then Cat was betrayed--by one of his own men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Miami, he set up a new operation. Bigger game, bigger stakes. The targets are prime--athletes, politicians, drug lords, celebrities--and the payoff is huge. But the party scene is as dangerous as the ladies are beautiful. Cat has to watch his back and remember the rules: Never trust a thief. Never get caught. And always respect the jux.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5492858\"\u003eFrank C. Matthews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\/Karen Hunter Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439193945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439193940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049070\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black | Urban \u0026amp; Street Lit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC050000\"\u003eCrime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Matthews was born in New York City and grew up in Queens and Brooklyn. \u003ci\u003eRespect the Jux\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaren Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a celebrated radio talk-show host, and coauthor of numerous \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Video Vixen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e On the Down Low\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWendy's Got the Heat\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also an assistant professor in the Film \u0026amp; Media Department at Hunter College.","brand":"Gallery Books\/Karen Hunter Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42649581453549,"sku":"9781439193945","price":18.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a24f1dd2-60e4-4753-a44d-8d4a1c468a46.jpg?v=1649188983","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/respect-the-jux-9781439193945","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}