num_pages: 390
description: Even behind bars, Joe Speaker, an addict, is not safe from the killers who want the Jager Moon, a large blue diamond, and who, with the help of corrupt prison guards, are determined to get it back, no matter what the cost
language: English
title: Homeboy
titlecomplete: Homeboy
characters: Patrolman Daniels, Baby Jewels Moses, Oblivia DeHavilland, Rigoletto, Rings 'n' Things, Sidney Dreaks, Kitty Litter, Candy, Bermuda Schwartze, Joe Speaker, Laurence 'Larry' Daykin, Justice Bell, Rooski, Bobby "Quick" Cicero, Fay DuWeye, Dwan Wand, Gloria Monday, Poppa Whoppa, Pete the Packrat, Sugarfoot, Holy Hubert, Maurice, Tarzon, Claude Sweeny DDS
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, American Fiction, Literature, Novels, Crime
ratings_count: 390
places: San Francisco, California
publisher: Random House