Books like The Cartel
The Cartel by Ashley & JaQuavis reads as gritty, intense. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Whoreson
Donald Goines · 1988
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71% genome match
Death Around the Corner
C-Murder · 2007
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81% genome match
Death Wish
Iceberg Slim · 1977
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69% genome match
Payback Is A Mutha
Wahida Clark · 2006
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87% genome match
Cartel 3
Ashley & JaQuavis · 2010
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85% genome match
The dopeman's wife
JaQuavis · 2009
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84% genome match
The cartel 6
Ashley · 2016
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83% genome match
True to the Game
Teri Woods · 1994
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83% genome match
Midnight
Sister Souljah · 2008
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74% genome match
Pronto
Elmore Leonard · 1993
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74% genome match
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
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69% genome match
The ladykiller
Martina Cole · 1993
Shares the vvoice thread
73% genome match
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