Black FliesBy: Shannon Burke A raw and fascinating novel based on the authors experiences as a New York City paramedic during the crack epidemicBurke is a poet of trauma (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Black Flies is the story of paramedic Ollie Cross and his first year on the job in mid 90s Harlem. It is a grounds eye view of life on the streets: the shootouts, the bad cops, the hopeless patients, the dark humor in bizarre circumstances, and one medics