🔥 They promised him redemption. They delivered revenge. 🔥Malik Carter had it all—talent, dreams, and the heart of a future NFL star. Growing up in Clarksville, Tennessee, Malik was determined to lift his family out of struggle with nothing but his cleats and grit. But when a family tragedy rips his world apart, the streets start whispering louder than the stadium cheers.A run-in with the law flips Malik’s life upside down. Faced with an impossible decision—prison or the Army—he’s thrown into a twisted deal crafted not for justice, but for control. What starts as a chance at redemption quickly becomes a high-stakes game of survival as Malik battles dirty cops, buried secrets, and a system designed to break him.From the block to the battlefield, from handcuffs to headlines—Malik’s story is one of power, pain, and the price of silence.In a world where loyalty can kill you and freedom has a fine print, Malik must learn to navigate two brutal realities: the one in the streets... and the one in uniform.Fans of urban thrillers, legal drama, and military suspense will be gripped by The Judge’s Deal. This debut novel combines the raw emotion of The Hate U Give, the intensity of Jack Reacher, and the heartbreaking truth of When They See Us.✔️ Gritty urban storytelling✔️ Coming-of-age under fire✔️ A plot full of twists, betrayal, and real-world stakes✔️ For readers who love street fiction with a purposeWill Malik find his redemption—or was the deal his death sentence from the start?