Amos Brown knows trouble comes in threes. first, he's got a notorious West Indian drug lord on his back. Amos isn't on drugs but he owes the narco big shot, big time. And his bride of six months' stnading has nicked off with everything he owned. But Amos falls o his lucky feet when he unexpectedly becomes the owner of not one but two Harlem brownstones, inherited from the father he met only once in his life. From dispossessed loser to two-time landlord - Amos has his work cut out, dealing with some of 128th street's most colourful and intriguing characters.