The Shrew

Paperback

Lee Coates

Noel knows the difference between right and wrong.

Upon learning he and his wife, Helen, are expecting a child, they know the financial pressures will be huge. Regardless, Noel is desperate to give their baby the upbringing it deserves. However, the safe and rule-abiding life he has created in Cardiff soon comes crumbling down.

Noel narrowly misses out winning a small fortune, because of one stupid mistake. Fuelled by a sense of guilt and inadequacy, he becomes desperate to make amends.

Guided by Noel's wayward brother, Max, he retreats into the brutal underground world of illegal fighting to claw back his lost money. As he increasingly questions his own morals and how far he's willing to go to provide for his family, Noel begins to wonder why the people who cross his path start to mysteriously die.

Has he finally gone too far?