{"product_id":"the-lotus-crew-9781497688667","title":"The Lotus Crew","description":"\u003cb\u003eDope, duplicity, and violence fill this gasser of a novel from a protégé of William S. Burroughs \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the scorched cityscape of the Reagan-era Lower East Side of Manhattan, \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Crew\u003c\/i\u003e is Stewart Meyer's harrowing yet humorous tale of loyalty and betrayal in the face of heroin addiction. Two street junkies, the introverted Alvira and the gregarious Tommy, team up to spark a street-retailing crew pushing the best heroin in town. In the abandoned buildings and back alleys of an Alphabet City that is as dangerous as the Wild West, the stamp of the Triad crew on a glassine bag of dope means it's a smoker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The duo is wildly successful until someone counterfeits the Triad seal and triggers a reaction from Tommy that leads to violence--and to a rude awakening for Alvira.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStewart Meyer was born in Brooklyn, New York. At age twelve he discovered Henry Miller's \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e in a used bookstore on Flatbush Avenue and decided to become a writer. He attended the City University of New York and audited William S. Burroughs's lecture series on creative writing. This led to a lifelong friendship with Mr. Burroughs and to an opportunity to observe a master writer going from draft to draft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meyer's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Crew\u003c\/i\u003e, was originally published in 1984. He is currently at work on a second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Heist Broker\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMemory Chips and Reconstituted Pebbles\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50853399691538,"sku":"9781497688667","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea09b7d6-9ee4-43e1-a3e3-bb20b9d242e1.jpg?v=1737449063","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lotus-crew-9781497688667","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}