Checkmate A True Story

by Holcomb, Randy; Grant, AnnaLisa; Ryan, Lindy; Fullen-Collins, Nick

• ISBN13: 9781645481010
• ISBN10: 1645481018
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-02-14
• Publisher: Black Spot Books Nonfiction

Summary

THE RULES OF THE GAME JUST CHANGED. Despite growing up in the projects of Chicago’s West Side in the 1960s, Richard “Rico” Townsend believed he was destined for greatness. By the 1980s, his greatness would lie in becoming the most successful drug lord Chicago had ever seen. Every man wanted to be him. Every woman wanted to be with him. Sexy, brilliant, and shrewd, Rico was far more than a drug lord, he was a businessman. Every move he made was carefully orchestrated, mirroring his favorite game of strategy—chess. It wasn’t until Aja walked into his life that Rico realized he wanted something else. He wanted love and a family, and he was ready to leave the empire he built behind ... if it wasn’t too late. *** Checkmate chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most successful drug kingpins to ever run the streets of Chicago. A modern-day Robin Hood to some, whose best friend was a Chicago PD Detective, Rico built an illegal empire the Feds couldn’t infiltrate—or so he thought.

Author Biography

Randy Holcomb is the former Chicago PD Detective depicted in the novel who was friends with Rico. He worked with Grant as she wrote Checkmate. AnnaLisa Grant is the bestselling author of The Lake Series, which ranked #1 on Amazon for several consecutive months and has over 1 million copies in circulation. The Lake is currently in development for a TV series. Nick Fullen-Collins discovered the screenplay for Checkmate and bought the rights to develop, produce, and novelize. During his career, he has worked for the President and CEO of Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment as well as on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning HBO film, Bessie, starring Queen Latifah. Most recently, Nick was at HBO in various departments, including Drama, in which he worked for the vice president who oversaw, Game of Thrones. He also helped manage and coordinate the 2016 HBO Access writers and directors’ program in the Talent/Development department.