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Ten years in hell: Concrete Lullaby part IV
Paperback
Series: Concrete Lullaby, Book 4
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 26 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Sam Mackie has spent the last decade trying to bury the man he became in the underground fighting pits. Haunted by the death of his father, Mackie, and the brutal confrontation that ended his war with Mercer, Sam enters prison determined to survive his sentence without becoming the fighter he once was.
But prison has other plans.
Rumours quickly spread about the man who defeated Mercer, and before long Sam becomes known throughout the prison as the Pit King. Men come looking to test his reputation, forcing him back into the violence he has spent years trying to escape. Every fight brings the old Sam closer to the surface, until he begins to wonder whether the fighter can ever truly be buried.
Then a message appears.
YOU'RE NOT DONE.
Sam soon discovers that the past has followed him into prison. Mercer's brother, Leon, has spent years trying to discover which prison holds the man who killed his brother. When Leon finally arrives, his only purpose is revenge.
But just as Sam lies helpless and prepares to accept his death, an unexpected stranger intervenes - a huge, terrifying prisoner known only as the last fair play man. With a fire extinguisher in his hand, he saves Sam's life and reveals a connection to Sam's father that raises even more questions about Mackie's past.
When Sam's ten-year sentence finally comes to an end, he walks out of prison a different man. Costel and Bridget are waiting for him, but freedom brings its own challenges. The world has changed, and Sam must learn how to live in it again.
Then Costel reveals a secret that changes everything, Sam has a son.
Ten-year-old Mack was born shortly before Sam went to prison. His mother, Bridie, chose not to tell him, believing that knowing he had a child growing up without him would make his sentence unbearable. She named the boy Mack in honour of Sam's father.
Now, after ten years of missed birthdays, Christmases and childhood memories, Sam finally meets his son.
Ten Years in Hell is a story of violence, revenge, imprisonment and redemption, but ultimately it is a story about breaking the cycle.
A son searching for his father a father discovering the son he never knew he had, and a man who finally realises that surviving the past is not enough. Sometimes, you have to learn how to live beyond it.
Concrete Lullaby - Part IV: Ten Years in Hell.
The Pit King survived the prison. Now Sam Mackie must learn how to survive freedom.
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