A drug war is blazing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The carnage has escalated far beyond the tolerable. In a last ditch effort to shut it down the NYPD sends in an outcast team of cops led by a man way past his last chance - First Grade Detective Loyd Shaw.

Amidst this deadly mix of poverty, injustice, addiction, and greed is there any hope for redemption?

The answer lies in a shattering, life and death climax.

NEW LOTS is set during the last days of the crack epidemic that devastated poor neighborhoods throughout New York City. On the ground research in Brownsville, Brooklyn lets you experience this story as if you were there. Now re-edited by the author, John Clarkson, and re-published during a time when America still struggles with the same issues today, this highly-praised novel is more relevant than ever.

PRAISE FOR NEW LOTS

Thrillingly complex drug-war novel…hard driving realism. - KIRKUS REVIEWS

Recommended for fans of gritty crime dramas. - BOOKLIST

New Lots is prime-time crime fiction. Clarkson writes with fierce reality, filling pages with characters tabloid fresh. New Lots is a roller coaster thrill ride from the opening riff down to a pulse-shredder of a climax. - LORENZO CARCATERRA, NY TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR

New Lots will satisfy readers looking for a fast-paced cop thriller with sympathetic leads.
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Well written…Believable…This really is a terrific, can’t-put-down-till-the-end read.
- THE ELLENVILLE PRESS

A top-notch, adrenaline-charged, action-packed thriller. A gritty, explosive tale, carefully orchestrated. -LANSING STATE JOURNAL