The Dead Yard

In this breathtaking sequel to Dead I Well May Be, which The Philadelphia Inquirer called "the most captivating crime novel" of the year, mercenary bad boy Michael Forsythe is forced to infiltrate an Irish terrorist cell on behalf of the FBI, and thus confront murder, mayhem, and the prospect of his own execution. With the same poetic lilt and heart-stopping suspense that made Dead I Well May Be a critical favorite, the saga continues with The Dead Yard -- a thriller in which Michael Forsythe must insinuate himself into the good graces of a band of calculating political terrorists. As the novel opens, he's on vacation in Spain, but when a soccer riot between Irish and English fans escalates out of control, Michael is suddenly arrested and thrown into a Spanish prison. Enter Samantha, a British intelligence agent as cunning as she is voluptuous. She makes Michael an offer he cannot refuse: instead of being extradited to Mexico to serve time for a prison break, he can help her by infiltrating an IRA sleeper cell in the United States, and she'll see to it that the Spaniards and Mexicans forget all about him. Filled with apprehension about the dangers of the assignment, Michael reluctantly agrees. Within hours he is flown to New York City and thrust into the nightmare world of men known for their distinctive brands of torture and revenge. Michael crosses and double-crosses key players, escapes his own lies by a hairsbreadth, loses his only ally, and falls for the daughter of his enemy -- a most inadvisable development. Boasting spot-on dialogue, crackling wit, and one of the most memorable heroes in all of crime fiction, Adrian McKinty's dazzling new novel confirms his reputation as a brilliant storyteller and writer on the rise. King Kong Theory Is Despentes' Candid Account Of How She Became Notorious: Reviled And Admired In Equal Measure For Her Rape-revenge Novel Turned Film, Baise-moi, She Is The Poster Girl For Modern Female Rebellion. Powerful, Provocative And Personal, King Kong Theory Describes The Ways Her Ideas Have Been Shaped By Her Experiences Of Rape, Prostitution And Working In The Porn Industry. Feminist Theory Sheds Its Fusty Image And Takes On A Punk Mentality As Despentes Claims That Sisterhood Explodes Our Belief In Feminine Perfection And Creates A Space For All Those Who Can't Or Won't Obey The Rules. Woolf And De Beauvoir Are Revived And Updated By The Loudest, Most Fiercely Unapologetic Misfit Writing In France Today. Powerful, provocative and personal, 'King Kong Theory' describes the ways Virginie Despentes' ideas have been shaped by her experiences of rape, prostitution and working in the porn industry