Ty Macklin has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors. The most-rated is My Crime Series - The First Offense: Five True Crime Stories from California Inmates.
Hit Squad
Summary
Business is good for Kenny and Clay, two hitmen who've worked the trap for years. They have cleaned up any “problem” in the way of their boss’s massive operation. Business is going good, real good. But there is one problem: one of them is developing a conscious. Can a man who kills for a living continue to operate knowing the consequences of his actions? Or will he have to deal with the life that he’s chosen? Explore the deep underworld of organized crime, a rocky relationship between two very different business partners, and the psyche of a killer. Can a good man who does bad things for a living see the light? Or is there no hope for him once the deeds are done?
©2015 Desean Rambo (P)2019 Desean Rambo
Think Like a Hustler
Summary
What would you do to survive? On the streets, the answer to that question is anything. Kevin Richards, a young day to day hustler in the streets of Baltimore must do any and every thing to make sure he eats. The world of hustling is unforgiving, and one small slip could cost him everything. If hustling wasn't the worst of his worries Kevin has a small child at home in dire need of a medical operation. The only problem is that as a hustler, Kevin is technically unemployed and broke to boot. One day an interesting proposition comes across Kevin's table. If he takes this job he'll come up in a major way. The only problem? He might not leave alive. What will Kevin do? How will Kevin manage this life changing opportunity?
©2013 Desean Rambo (P)2019 Desean Rambo
Counterfeit
Summary
Dre Owens life changes after he graduates high school. His childhood home catches on fire. After the disaster, he and his mom Nicole have no choice but to relocate to Indianapolis. With aspirations to open a business someday, all he has to do is stay with his aunt and cousin for a few months before he heads off to college in California. Those few months do not go smooth. He ends up running into a few obstacles, thanks to his cousin, and has to find a way to recuperate.
©2020 Amere Dozier (P)2020 Amere Dozier
Hood to Heels: Gang Related Murder
Summary
Listen to the amazing story and see photos documenting Lawrence's transition to Lauren Lawrence was sentenced to life in prison. He owned and drove the car sighted in a gang-related killing. As a leader in a bloody feud with a rival gang, Lawrence had, for some time, terrorized Los Angeles’ neighborhoods. Before his arrest, he sensed his days on the streets were numbered. As a financial precaution for his absence, Lawrence purchased sums of larger sized clothes for his infant son. Lawrence's intuition was correct, he was to leave the streets, yet Lawrence could not have mentally conceived the true transition that lay ahead. Lawrence was on his way to becoming Lauren, a transgender woman of color. From Hood to Heels is the unbelievable true story of a child raised in violent circumstances who became the epitome of extreme violence while at the same time holding tight to an inner secret of female identity. From Hood to Heels presents two stories in one: first, the personal experience of a child born in violent circumstances; you will come to know the world of drug dealing, gangs, and violence. You will grow uncomfortable as children make life and death decisions that often increase the circle of violence. You will find out how crimes, such as carjackings and crack dealing, are perpetrated. You will witness the racial divisions found in Los Angeles neighborhoods pitting Hispanic gangs against black American gangs. The first story of From Hood to Heels is a true American tale of a life born behind the 8-ball as told with gravity, frankness, and doses of humor. The second story marks the birth of Lauren, a transgender woman of color. The second story reveals the deliberation period for a person in identity conflict. You will stay up late with Lauren, as her mind swirls in the consideration of who she is. You will cross bed bunks with Lauren as she carves out her sexual identity. With Lauren, you will visit the prison psychologist and with Lauren, you will confront former gang associates as they challenge Lauren's identity change. From Hood to Heels is the story of Lauren, her upbringing, her adolescence, her crime, and her transition into womanhood as told by Lauren to a fellow inmate writer. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 EAST OAKLAND TIMES, LLC (P)2018 EAST OAKLAND TIMES, LLC
My Crime Series - The First Offense: Five True Crime Stories from California Inmates
Summary
Audiobook one: "Spinner’s Story" From a cell in San Quentin, the San Francisco Bay area’s internationally known California state prison, comes to you the true biography of an incarcerated felon, Jay Jay. Raised in the Silicon Valley during an era when farms outnumbered industry, Jay Jay found trouble young, very young. Serving time at age 12 is not the beginning of Jay Jay’s descent into criminality. Take a crash course on the drug game with Jay Jay and you will find yourself hearing scenarios you never imagined possible. Audiobook two: "Holler at Your Girl" Cjay is a transgender woman of color housed in San Quentin. Cjay has been in nearly as many prisons as she has fingers, yet nothing in her upbringing predestined her for crime. Addiction does that to people, turns good to bad. Cjay loved and hated drugs. Drugs allowed her mind to rest, but her mind could not rest without drugs. Her mind, in fact, was spinning with pain, guilt, and rejection. Being transgender, especially in the 1980s and 1990s, was the life of a pariah. Fortunately for Cjay, she had her fellow trans-sisters. Audiobook three: "Hood to Heels" "Hood to Heels" is the unbelievable true story of Lawrence, a child raised in American ghetto circumstances who became the epitome of extreme violence while at the same time holding tight an inner secret of female identity. Prepare yourself to look behind the curtain. You will find out how crimes such as carjacking and crack dealing are perpetrated. You will stay up late with Lawrence as his mind swirls in the consideration of who he is. You will witness the racial divisions found in Los Angeles neighborhoods pitting Hispanic gangs against black American gangs. Finally, you will visit the prison psychologist with Lawrence, and with Lawrence transitioned to Lauren, you will confront former gang associates as they challenge her identity. Audiobook four: "Mouthpiece" "Mouthpiece" is a brutally told biographical sketch of an incarcerated pimp, in prison for human trafficking. Raw boasts and brazen inner-city tales litter the story’s violent, unrepentant landscape. Money is the aim, and young women are the product. Bullets fly, tears drop, and children watch. "Mouthpiece" communicates the pride and prejudices of a warrior pimp seizing plunder, camaraderie, and a demigod sense of self through violence, street credentials, and psychological manipulation. Audiobook five: "38 Years Later" Brian Shipp is a risk-taker. He skis black-diamond slopes, throttles fast-moving motorcycles, and cherishes the thrill of an occasional misdeed. He is a young man with a twinkle in his eye and a propensity for getting caught. Through hard work and charm, Brian races his way to the top only, time after time, to find himself crashing down due to ill-conceived schemes.
©2018 East Oakland Times, LLC (P)2018 East Oakland Times, LLC