25 January 2012

Crushed to Pulp

Some hulking guy got the crap beat out of him.

Ignoring any dark, psychological insights into humanity it is easy to see how that truth is part of the allure for both hockey and the crime fiction genre. So welcome Brad Shade, lead in sportswriter Gare Joyce's The Code — the title referring to the unwritten rules for the human demolition derby taking place in hockey rinks throughout Canadian winters.

Answering questions about his first foray into crime fiction sportswriter Joyce offered what's left in the crucible when all else has been burned off: "On the ice, desire, hockey sense and, yeah, talent matter. That stuff is clear cut. Off the ice it’s about money and ambition and schadenfreude. What more can I tell you?"



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