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Book Synopsis* Pre-order LOYALTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2023. *
Keep your family close...
Set in the heart of London''s criminal gangland, FACES by the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole reaches the darkest corners of family life and explores the dangerous line between love and hate.
Danny Cadogan is the most powerful man in gangland London, but he''s also the most hated. He entered this dark world to protect his family, but the violent streak running through his veins means even those closest to him fear and despise him.
His wife Mary dreams of her husband''s murder. His brother-in-law Michael knows Danny is bad for business.
Danny is at the top of his game, but there are plenty of people getting ready to bring him down...
For more stories centred on family life, check out THE FAMILY, THE FAITHLESS and BETRAYAL. Martina Col
Trade Review
'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling' Daily Mirror No one writes about East End women and their vagaries like Martina Cole Maxim Jakubowski, Murder One 'A powerful novel that pulls no punches... Cole has an ear for the vernacular of the East End, as well as an ability to portray the viciousness of life at the edge' the Guide Guide 'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction' The Times Intensely readable Guardian 'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own' Sunday Express 'Utterly compelling' Mirror 'The story will grip you from the first pages' Best 'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about' Express
