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Matthew Abraham is a drug dealer being forced out of his empire in Baltimore, Maryland. Rather than submitting to the pressures of the younger dealers, he decides to destroy his empire and leave his neighborhood turf with his baby mother and seven year old daughter Destiny, leaving behind a gang war to take up residence in Negro Mountain, located along the Mason-Dixon line. Destiny, disturbed and frightened by her parents’ gang banging lifestyle, turns to the spirits of her departed grandmother and of Negro Mountain itself who speak to her through the dolls she plays with, and bestow upon her powers to manipulate nature through prayer. The saying is, Negro Mountain is a place where bad things happen to bad people. So when negative energy meets with the energy resting in Negro Mountain the outcome is always the same. The Mountain wins.
Matthew Abraham, a Baltimore drug lord, flees his crumbling empire to seek refuge in the remote Negro Mountain with his family, only to find the mountain itself has its own agenda.
Forced out by younger dealers, Matthew attempts to escape his violent past by relocating his baby mother and seven-year-old daughter, Destiny, to the secluded Negro Mountain. Destiny, traumatized by her parents' criminal lifestyle, finds solace and power in the spirits of her grandmother and the mountain, which grant her the ability to manipulate nature through prayer. The mountain is known as a place where wrongdoers meet their end, and when Matthew's negative energy clashes with the mountain's ancient power, the outcome is inevitable: the mountain prevails.
The premise sets up a compelling narrative where a criminal's attempt to escape his past is thwarted by a supernatural force tied to a specific location. The blend of urban crime elements with supernatural and nature-based powers suggests a story focused on retribution and the consequences of one's actions. The narrative framework appears to center on the dual perspectives of Matthew and his daughter Destiny, exploring themes of family, trauma, and the uncanny. The story's resolution is foreshadowed by the mountain's reputation for dealing with 'bad people,' implying a definitive and possibly grim conclusion for the protagonist.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2014-01-01
ISBN-10:
0692255656
ISBN-13:
9780692255650
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