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LOYALTY $ LOVE POWER LOSS RESPECT
HOSTILE is the true story of Darius Slaughter better known as the JOKER. Darius played the game of life to its extremities and his internal struggles, triumphs, failure and pain weave a modern day tragedy rooted in America’s 3rd largest city. Money, power and respect became his holy trinity as he struggled to exist between the line society designated as legal and his more lucrative, yet high risk illegal actions. The path less traveled, however, came at a price and caused him to gamble daily with his life, freedom and sanity. Lost lives- friends and foes alike, unborn children- who never took their first breathe, and those lost to the system all bear silent witness to the trials of life that created the modern day monster. Far from the fairytale ride painted by those who seek to glorify the streets, readers are warned to beware the reality and emotions of his journey. Situations become supremely personal and intimate as Darius bares his soul to the world. Darius’s journey is a modern day fable morally speaking to a generation raised by music videos and video games: Those who fail to grasp the tragedy awaiting them, should they succumb to the streets and lives of crime. Immersed in the madness that constituted his reality Darius lost parts of his sanity, morality and humanity and this De-Evolution left him at odds with society seeking an unattainable dream, ultimately incarcerated and HOSTILE.
Paperback
Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Paperback, 249 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Nov 11, 2011)
ISBN10: 1432778382
ISBN13: 9781432778385
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws
Darius Slaughter is a mid west born, third coast transplant who seemed to live dual lives
as he excelled in school while striving to balance a troubled home life. A national merit
scholar, he won state in journalism and numerous writing contests even as he strove to
find his place in the world. He survived his initial scrape with law enforcement and sought
to re-assimilate with society but fate and the powers that be pushed him to the breaking
point. Deep within his quest for the American Dream Darius found his inner strengths and
weaknesses and realized his greatest dreams and nightmares. At almost 40 years old,
devoid of children, wives and all society considers normal he is still a walking, breathing
anomaly. Fate and Faith guide him in his quest for peace of mind and soul as he again
seeks to navigate life’s perils and trials. 
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