Hamp Way was born in a small town in rural Georgia and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Self educated and the product of his environment, the author, has lived among the shadows of the streets and experienced the whispers on these pages. The characters on these pages are entirely frictional and bares no resemblance to any person living or dead. As you are drawn deeper into the pages of this book and Robert Maze pulls you deeper into his puzzle, the dark shadows of the street become very clear as the people who live by the code; we are who we are and we do what we, do open themselves up for your inspection. The author would like to dedicate this work to his son, Dayla, in whom he places all of his trust and honesty. Grow strong young warrior and always remember who you are! Hamp L. Way Oba and Apache are two young boys who have never met, but when Apache's father gets almost killed protecting his family in Texas his uncle sends the boy to live with the one person that he knows will protect the boy with his life. But when Apache arrives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida it becomes pretty obvious that a big secret has been kept from Oba's mother and the reality of that secret is that Oba has a brother that no one knew about until now, and telling Maze that he has another son becomes the responsibility of the woman who birth that son, Apache's mother. While Oba and Apache becomes fast friends it's Oba's little sister, Jinga, who figures out that there is something strange about Apache and the young girl is convinced that she knows the big secret that no one is willing to tell. In this tale, Robert Maze, must deal with the one obstacle standing in his way of his dream of building a five star hotel on Fort Lauderdale's beach. But before he can solve that issue other situations arise that threatens the safety of his family including the a double cross by a trusted member of his team, and a threat to his family business. But Robert Maze never loses sight of the fact that he has a new son that he didn't know about and that it's his responsibility to walk his boys across the threshold into manhood. In this fast pace crime drama about the life and times of Robert Maze, the bad guys get dealt with quickly and decisively while the women in Maze life stand behind the decisions of the man they love as he unleashed all of his deadly skills to protect the lifestyle that they all have become accustom to living.