In the Cage
by Kevin Hardcastle
Daniel is one of the most feared cage-fighters in Mixed Martial Arts until an injury ruins his career. Forced back to rural Ontario, his career derailed, Daniel slips into a criminal world. Written in spare, muscular prose, In the Cage penetrates the heart of what it means to endure life in the underclass, and to find small happiness there.|Daniel is one of the most feared cage fighters in Mixed Martial Arts, closing in on greatness until an injury ruins his career. Forced back to his rural hometown with his career derailed, he slips into the criminal underworld, moonlighting as muscle for a mid-level gangster he has known since childhood. Battling a cycle of rural poverty, Daniel and his wife Sarah struggle to secure a better life for their daughter, but in this violent and unpredictable world of back-country criminals and county cops, Daniel sparks a conflict that can only be settled in blood. Written in spare, muscular prose, In the Cage penetrates the heart of...