Queen Pin

Jemeker Thompson-Hairston paid a heavy price for her involvement in the drug game. Learning from her sources of a federal investigation, Jemeker went on the run. It was love for her young son that brought her back to Los Angeles, even though she knew she would be arrested. A subsequent 15-year sentence would cost her not only her legitimate business and the fortune she'd amassed through the drug trade, but the most precious thing of all: time with her child. But not all was lost. Fortunately, while Thompson-Hairston was serving out the fifteen-year sentence, one pivotal moment helped her turn her life around, setting her on a path to help and inspire others like her. Now, in QUEEN PIN, written with

Author: Jemeker Thompson-Hairston, David Ritz
Publisher: Aspect
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780446542883

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2010

About the Author
Jemeker Thompson-Hairston started the Second Chance Evangelist Ministries (SCEM) in South Central, Los Angeles, to inspire others like her. Her mission is to show children of God that there is always a second chance in life and He will forgive. Jemeker currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

David Ritz is the author of What I Know For Sure, co-written with Tavis Smiley. He has also collaborated with Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Laila Ali, and B.B. King on their life stories. He has won a Grammy, a Deems Taylor ASCAP award, four Rolling Stone/Ralph J. Gleason book awards and is the co-composer of "Sexual Healing." He lives in Los Angeles.