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Can I read The Vulture on EtoBox?
The Vulture by Gil Scott-Heron, Gil Scott-Heron is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Vulture about?
Now back in print, The Vulture is the first novel by the legendary poet, musician, and so-called godfather of rap” Gil Scott-Heron, written while he was still a university student. First published in 1970 and digging the rhythms of the street, where the biggest deal life has to offer is getting high, The Vulture is a hip and fast-moving thriller, set in lower Manhattan. It relates the strange story of the murder of a teenage boy called John Leetelling it in the words of four men who knew him when he was just another kid working after school, hanging out, waiting for something to happen. Just who did kill John Lee and why?
Who reads The Vulture?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Gil Scott-Heron, Gil Scott-Heron
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic, Inc. : Made available through hoopla
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780862415280
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, True Crime, Mystery
- Rating
- 3.74 / 5 (200 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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