Bullets in the Fire-The Biography of New York Red. A life event becomes a metaphor for the main character's life. A liberated young woman, New York Red (Erma Louise Hill, ) comes of age in depression era rural South Georgia. She fights off white rapists and escapes too Atlanta within an inch of her life. She fulfils her dreams for her children and herself in New York City by living a lifestyle that resides on the edge of the law. She becomes a celebrated Number Hustler, Number Banker and Mafia Associate. She unapologetically creates her own rules, lives by them and dies by them. But what brought about her premature death and downfall?