Review "The characters were true to life and leapt out of the page at me, at times their pain was tangible." --Kim Tomsett-Fowler at Wistfulskimmie’s Book Reviews "There isn’t a part of this book you don’t feel, it reaches into your core" --Darian Wilk, author of Love Unfinished "Painted Black has a Silence of the Lambs feeling about it.....there’s something dark and ominous going on here." --Quinn Barrett, Wise Bear Books About the Author Debra R. Borys spent eight years volunteering with homeless on the streets of both Chicago and Seattle. The Street Stories series reflects the reality of throw away youth striving to survive.