A Grape Story: From Raisin to End

About the Book

A Grape Story from Raisin to End, shadows the life of Raul, a Cuban immigrant who was killed in a hit and run accident. Detective Slate Tracey was put in charge of investigating the mystery that surrounds Raul’s short and complex life. The Detective’s investigation took him to New York City where he found Raul’s Killer. However the story does not end there. During his trip to NYC the Detective came in contact with a multitude of characters who lives seem to tell the stories of struggle and hardship. With the help of a mysterious grape that Detective Slate found at the scene of Raul’s hit and run; Slate becomes exposed to the lives of people fi ghting to live. He encounters the strange, the weird, the merciless and abusers; but none of these characters impede him from his quest.

About the Author

Mark Simpson was born in Jamaica in 1976 and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1989. Like many other who came to the United States from the West Indies, he too was expecting streets of gold, but all he got were the dirty crack-infested streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn. Brooklyn is one of New York City’s biggest and baddest boroughs. After several years of career changes, Mark now works as a respiratory therapist. Writing is still a hobby for Mark, but he believes he will make it into a career one day.