Payback Is A Mutha

Clark, author of "Every Thug Needs a Lady," tells the story of a woman who thinks she has everything, but who really has everything to lose--starting with her best friend and ending with her life.

Brianna and Shan couldn't be more different. From her $1200 weave to her closetful of Prada and Chanel, Brianna believes that men were born lo bankroll her lifestyle. Shan likes to make her own money by working for a living at a men's prison--"and prefers Sean John Baby Phat and Fabu to Jimmy Choo. Still, despite appearances Shan and B are sisters where it counts--"or so they think. For B, lying is part of the hustle, and hustle is what gets her sex, clothes, cars--"pretty much whatever she wants. She couldn't care less who gets hurt along the way, as long as it isn't her. But it's one thing to hustle tricks and quite another to betray the one person who really cares. When one of B's schemes goes too far, blood is spilled--"and Shan is caught in the crossfire. Now, with friendship and lives on the line, Brianna's got one last chance lo change her ways--"or suffer the consequences.