Dutch the First of a Trilogy

In Dutch I, Bernard "Dutch" James reminisces about his life of crime as he sits through his murder trial. Witness after witness testifies against Dutch during the trial of the century, but Dutch is unfazed. It appears that the jury will surely find Dutch guilty of heinous crimes, until an unexpected turn of events happens. Dutch I is a suspense-filled drama that will keep the pages turning.

Dutch written by Kwame Teague is raw, gritty and a definite page turner. The main character Dutch is ruthless and a force to be reckoned with. You either love him or hate him. Kwame paints a vivid picture on how serious & cutthroat the streets can really be. At the end of the book they only thing I could say is "damn!" Kwame has a promising future as an author and I love forward to his reading his future works. He has a fan for life!

Dutch was born Bernard James. Dark, sexy,cold-hearted and gangsta, Dutch was nothing to be f***** with. He was always smart; that's why he deemed school unnecessaary. Dutch had a plan-He wanted to be the King of New York. He started his plan by sweeping floors for an Italian man who had connections to the mob. One day a stick-up kid tried to rob the man and Dutch killed him. This was his first body but definitely not the last. This proved to his employer that he was loyal and they gave him a connect to a chop shop. So, at the age of 14, Dutch had money rolling in like a grown man and a team of stickup kids who only stole BMWS and other luxury cars. But an error of judgement came one day when the biggest car theft they could have attempted went wrong and Dutch had to go to jail. Little did the police know, they did Dutch a favor. After doing his two year bid, Dutch was smarter, bigger, and badder than ever. Hsi mom told him never to let him lock him up like dog ever again without putting up a fight. From that day forward, Dutch vowed to hold court in the streets before he went to jail again. He resumed his plan on being the King of New York. Ojiwa Kazami ,a nigerian, was the King now. His team, used to the guerilla warfare in Africa, had no problems taking the urban jungles over. He was untouchable. The mob even put two hits out on him and was unsucessful at killing him. This hyped up his legendary status even more. That it, until Dutch came along. See every man had a weakness and Kazami's baby's mother happened to be his. She was the key element in the setup to kill Kazami. After killing Kazami, Dutch wore his chain( a plate-sized gold dragon with diamonds and rubies for eyes)as a staus symbol meaning, "I'm that n**** now! F*** wit me! Kazami's team and every one loyal to his regime went down in one of the biggest killing sprees New York had ever seen. It was called, "Month of Murder" in the papers. This book reads like a mobster gangsta movie!! It will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time. This book opens up with Dutch's trial. In the end, Dutch holds the streets in court after they try to stick him with a life sentence. Whew!!!

Book Review Dutch by Teri Wood; Teri Woods Publishing:New York, NY, 2003 ISBN# 0-96722494-2 Have you ever thought about hustling? Dutch by Teri Woods is fictional book. This is the first book of a trilogy. All three of his books are about hustlers. The theme of Dutch is that although you're making all that money something will happen: it can be getting caught by the cops or getting shot. All Dutch wanted was money, power and respect. Dutch started out just stealing cars. He had a connection from Fat Tony with a chop shop. He went to jail for about three years. When he got back everything was different. Kazami and his crew had taken over the heroin trade and Dutch wanted to be the one running the heroine trade. He showed everyone that he doesn't play when he murdered Kazami. He did everything he murdered, stole cars, and hustled he even had some night spots where rappers and ballers came through. The book is gripping. The chapter where he invaded Kazami will have you guessing what he will do next. You will be wondering whether or not he will kill the baby along with the girl and everyone else in the house. I like the way the author wrote the book from at least 5 different points of views. For example, when the cop came in and testified and the guy who blew himself up's wife came. Even one of his friends testified against him which I thought was messed up. The interesting part is that the book all takes place in court and the things that happen are when the people take the stand. Dutch reminds me of Quadir because they both hustled and got rich. Also, they both could've had any girl they wanted but they really only wanted one. Also a lot of people owed them money and when they didn't deliver they would make them pay either with money or with their life. He and Tony Montana got rich off of the heroin trade. I recommend this book to everyone who likes books about hustlers and murderers. This book is targeted to the younger people because its purpose is to show what it's like to hustle. (...)

I also liked the way Terri starts the book off (in reference to Destiny's review). It reminds me of The Last Bad Decision by the way it starts off with what is really the ending. I would also recommend Lust of the Flesh-excellent book that has it all: sex, murder, betrayal, suspense and romance. Good Job Terri.