Charles Belim

Shoeshine Boy Charles Belim

The "Shoeshine Boy" saga chronicles events in the life of a young kid growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. At age ten he's given an opportunity to shine shoes in a shine parlor deep within the "Mob" controlled section of Boston's notorious 'North End'. Unbeknownst to him, the shine parlor is a front for illegal betting from horses to the local 'nigga number' in his community of Roxbury. The experiences and exposure of that summer will catapult the Shoeshine Boy into being dubbed one of Boston's most infamous 'Common Known and Notorious Thieves.' The Shoeshine Boy story is about his beginning. "Payin' My Dues", "Plastic Money", and "Paper Money" by the same author, will chronicle his rise, fall, and resurrection. Mr. Belim's resurrection as a new urban writer has given his readers a glimpse into the Black Underworld of trickery and deception.