Down To The Dirt

Hard-drinking, hard-fighting, hardticket hooligan Keith is the turbulent anti-hero of Down to the Dirt, the visceral first novel by writer and actor Joel Hynes. Following Keith—along with his girlfriend Natasha, and reluctant best friend, Andy from the kitchens and basements of the Cove to the bars of St. John’s and the alleys of Halifax, this is a stark and edgy chronicle of violence, drugs, sex and black humour. Hynes writes with a deft crispness and introspection that carries the authenticity of Keith’s anger and self-destructive adventures.