People do notice. The wrong people.

In short order, the city’s real gangs see the murals for these new Punx on their turf — and they don’t like it. When the Punx are connected to the destruction of one gang’s drug cache, war is declared on them.

That’s not the Punx only worry. A Chicago cop nicknamed “Lady Die” is given the job of tracking them down. She’s fallen out of favor with the department, has a “brick” on her career, and finding the new gang becomes her only task. That’s bad for the Punx because she’s a lot smarter than any street thug,

So what are the Punx going to do now? The same thing any rich, young group of artists would do: Paint their masterpiece as fast as they can.

“Along the journey, the BSP “adopt” underaged, street-wise Latino Nelson Ruiz who, along with family members, is on the local gang’s hit list. Close on the track of the gang is Chicago Police Department’s Detective Sgt. Diane Mackey who herself is on the Police Department’s “shun list,” compliments of sexual harassments by a higher ranking and vengeful officer. Will the BSP enlist two more gang members? …Joseph Flynn is one hell of a story teller. I had to keep telling myself that the book is fiction… “