1 tr3 & Gunplay (Status: Priceless Monopoly series)

1 Tre and Gunplay

Dre came home from prison determined to do things differently.

He wanted a job. A stable home. A future for his girlfriend Kiana and their daughter Za’riyah. Most of all, he wanted to leave the streets behind.

But North Philadelphia has a long memory.

Back on Erie Avenue and surrounded by the violence of 13th and Butler, Dre quickly discovers that good intentions don’t pay bills. As pressure mounts and opportunities disappear, he quietly returns to the hustle, convincing himself it’s only temporary. What begins as a way to make ends meet soon pulls him back into a world of old enemies, deadly rivalries, and unfinished business.

When a ruthless rival named Reece resurfaces seeking revenge, Dre finds himself trapped between survival and responsibility. As shootings spread across Philadelphia and innocent lives are caught in the crossfire, the neighborhood earns a new nickname: 1 Tre and Gunplay.

With his relationship falling apart, his daughter becoming a potential target, and the streets demanding more than he’s willing to give, Dre is forced to make the hardest decision of his life. Continue down the path that made him or become the man his family needs him to be.

Packed with gritty realism, unforgettable characters, street politics, loyalty, betrayal, and redemption, 1 Tre and Gunplay is a powerful urban fiction novel about the cost of survival and the fight to build a legacy in a city determined to pull you back under.

In Philadelphia, every corner has a story.

This one was written in gunfire.