Anthony Whyte's Ghetto Girls series

has garnered critical acclaim and legions of fans for its portrayals of adolescent street life. In the latest installment, Coco, an up-and-coming singer, finds her fortune taking a turn for the worst just as she's on the brink of fame. Struggling with both her own potential handicap and her mother's precarious sobriety, she calls on her friend Deedee to help decode an enigmatic message from Miss Katie.

Meanwhile, Deedee's story

is in a quandary of her own. She's discovered that her uncle is having an affair with Josephine, a girl her own age, and sets her sights on reuniting him with his former fiancée. Further complications arise as police pursue Coco's record producer, dead-set on framing him for a multiple murder plot. As tensions escalate, this street-smart drama speeds to an explosive and shocking finale.