Once the streets pull you in they own you. Or at least that's the way it's been for Slump. Since a child he had the responsibility of taking care of himself along with his younger brother and sister by any means necessary. The only thing he has ever been good at is killing, so good that the streets named him the Boogyman. But Slump faces a problem when he has to find out the hard way that not everyone is afraid of the Boogyman. He has one goal, get his money and get out fast. That's until his past begins to catch up to him. This classic tale by Jason Brent is sure to leave readers breathless.