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Now A Major Motion PictureThe raw and as-insane-as-anticipated first novel from Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern IndianaThe Donnybrook is a three-day bare-knuckle tournament held on a thousand-acre plot out in the sticks of southern Indiana. Twenty fighters. One wire-fence ring. Fight until only one man is left standing while a rowdy festival of onlookers--drunk and high on whatevers on offer--bet on the fighters. Jarhead is a desperate man whod do just about anything to feed his children. Hes also the toughest fighter in southeastern Kentucky, and hes convinced that his ticket to a better life is one last fight with a cash prize so big itll solve all his problems. Meanwhile, theres Chainsaw Angus--an undefeated master fighter who isnt too keen on getting his face punched anymore, so he and his sister, Liz, have started cooking meth. And they get in deep. So deep that Liz wants it all for herself, and she might just be ready to kill her brother for it. One more showdown to take place at the Donnybrook. As we travel through the backwoods to get to the Donnybrook, we meet a cast of nasty, ruined characters driven to all sorts of evil, all in the name of getting their fix--drugs, violence, sex, money, honor. Donnybrook is exactly the fearless, explosive, amphetamine-fueled journey youd expect from Frank Bills first novel . . . and then some.About the Author:Frank Bill is the author of the story collection Crimes in Southern Indiana, one of GQs favorite books of 2011 and a Daily Beast best debut of 2011. He lives and writes in southern Indiana. Donnybrook is his first novel.
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