The second annual Detroit Bookfest is raffling three free signed copies of my book, Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs throughout this week on their website. For more information about the book you can click on About the Book on this website. Raffle participants can enter throughout this week (through Sunday, June 24) by visiting the … [Read more...] about Detroit Bookfest raffles copies of Prisoner of War on website
Vince Wade Daily Beast story – White Boy Rick’s parole from his life prison sentence
The Daily Beast Story In the summer of 2017, Rick Wershe, Jr., known in the media as White Boy Rick, got the news he had been waiting for all his adult life. The Michigan Parole Board had granted him a parole from his life sentence for selling cocaine when he was a teenager. This is the headline of the story I wrote for the Daily Beast: FBI Made Him Into a Cocaine … [Read more...] about Vince Wade Daily Beast story – White Boy Rick’s parole from his life prison sentence
Deadline Detroit posts second excerpt from Prisoner of War
A second excerpt from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs has been posted on Deadline Detroit, a news aggregation site for Detroit and Michigan news has posted . It is headlined, 'White Boy Rick' Goes Clubbing With the Big-Time Dopers. The excerpt is from Chapter 11: Business as usual, until one day... The book goes on sale June 25th on … [Read more...] about Deadline Detroit posts second excerpt from Prisoner of War
Excerpt from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs featured on Deadline Detroit
Deadline Detroit, a news aggregation website focused on Detroit and Michigan news has posted the first of two condensed excerpts from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs. The second excerpt will be posted on Tuesday, June 12th. The book will go on sale June 25th. It will be available as an e-book and paperback on Amazon and it can be ordered as … [Read more...] about Excerpt from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs featured on Deadline Detroit
White Boy Rick movie trailer generating buzz
The movie trailer for White Boy Rick, a film inspired by the bizarre life story of Richard J. Wershe, Jr., was released this week by Sony Pictures. It can be viewed on YouTube. The film stars Matthew McConaughey as Richard Wershe, Sr., Rick's father. A newcomer with no previous acting experience, Richie Merritt of Baltimore, plays the part of Rick. Richard "White Boy … [Read more...] about White Boy Rick movie trailer generating buzz