Yardie
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Now a major film directed by Idris Elba, Yardie by Victor Headley shines a light on the brutal underworld of 90s London gang culture.
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 . . .
Victor Headley
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.
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8 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An unsentimental look at a Jamaican man's life in the english crack cocaine trade. It offers a look at his community and how they recreated their Caribbean life in London, drawing distinctions between the first generation and the english-born. A rise and fall story, left open-ended.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fast paced and edgy novel that deals with the seedier parts of London. I can see this being made into a movie by Guy Ritchie.