Yardie

At Heathrow Airport's busy immigration desk, a newly arrived Jamaican strolls through with a kilo of top-grade cocaine strapped to his body. And keeps on walking . . .
By the time the syndicate get to hear about the missing consignment, D is in business - for himself - as the Front Line's newest don.
But D's treachery will never be forgotten - or forgiven. The message filters down from the Yardie crime lords to their soldiers on the streets:
Find D. Find the merchandise. And make him pay for his sins . . .
Now a film directed by Idris Elba, Yardie by Victor Headley shone a light on the brutal underworld of 90s London gang culture.

About the author

Victor Headley (born 1959) is a Jamaican-born British author. He is the author of the bestselling novel Yardie, which gained cult status upon publication. Other books by Headley included Excess, Yush, Fetish, Here Comes the Bride, Off Duty and Seven Seals.

Summary

A brutal depiction of the drug-fuelled Yardie gang wars of 90s London by Victor Headley

Product details

• Authors: Victor Headley
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781509882694
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-8269-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); London, Greater London, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Jamaica, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Thriller / suspense fiction, Organized crime, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit