Martina Cole

Daniel y Peter Bailey controlan el mundo del hampa en el East End, el barrio popular del corazón de Londres. Además de ser hijos de distinto padre, son muy diferentes en todos los sentidos. Daniel es temperamental e impulsivo; Peter, pausado y reflexivo, sobre todo discreto. Les une la violencia despiadada, lo que les dio fuerza y les hizo ser temidos y respetados en los bajos fondos, pero discrepan sobre como administrarla.Las diferencias sobre como actuar les estan dividiendo y debilitando, lo que les termina enfrentando pese a la mediacion materna. La entrada en el "negocio" de sus respectivos hijos, unido a una serie de desgraciados incidentes, lo va a complicar todo. En estos ambientes es dificil mantener el poder, siempre hay alguien a la espera de arrebatartelo. A veces alguien muy proximo... Con pinceladas de tragedia clasica, la nueva novela de Martina Cole, cruda y tan emocionante como todas las suyas, es un certero e impavido retrato de una familia desgarrada por la violencia y la traicion, pero, en ultima instancia, unida por lazos de lealtad y de sangre y por unos ardientes deseos de venganza... Es un relato de la vida, "La mala vida" del hampa como solo Martina Cole sabe contarlo.

The most authentic novel of gangster family life ever written, from the No. 1 bestselling author. The Bailey brothers are gangsters determined to make their mark in the world. Peter and Daniel are chalk and cheese in many ways - Peter''s calm exterior belies his ruthless nature, while Daniel''s penchant for spectacular violence is legendary - but together they are unstoppable. From the late seventies they rule London''s East End and, when their sons join the business, it seems that no one can touch the powerful Baileys. Although it''s never easy at the top; there is always someone waiting to take you down - sometimes even those closest to you...Lena Bailey is determined to shield her youngest child Tania from the Life. But when a terrible tragedy occurs, Tania''s eyes are opened to their world in a way that forces her to make an irrevocable choice that will determine her future. Martina Cole''s gritty and gripping new novel is an unflinching portrait of a family torn apart by violence and betrayal, but ultimately bound by loyalty, by blood, and by a burning desire for revenge...It is a story of the Life, told as only Martina Cole can.

Chicas malas, de Martina Cole, autora de otras obras de narrativa policiaca como El jefe o Secretos de una asesina, es una novela con una narración cruda y dura en la que la autora recurre de nuevo a la detective Kate Burrows y al hampon Patrick Kelly, dos de sus personajes mas cautivadores y conocidos para los que leyeron El asesino de mujeres. Con ellos y junto a la detective Annie Carr recorreremos las lugubres calles y sobrecogedores ambientes del Londons gangland. Un lugar donde la vida es dura, las lecciones son duras y las chicas son duras. Se asesina en la calle. Martina Cole es uno de los grandes fenomenos leterarios britanicos de los ultimos tiempos. Con mas de diez millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo, sus novelas han sido traducidas a las principales lenguas y algunas se han convertido en series televisivas de exito. Ha cosechado numerosos galardones entre los que cabe destacar el Premio al Mejor Libro Britanico de Novela Negra por "The Take".Aparece el cuerpo sin vida de una prostituta, horriblemente mutilada y brutalmente violada. La inspectora Annie Carr nunca habia visto nada igual, ni quiere volver a verlo. Para aclarar el caso recurre a su colega Kate Burrows, ya jubilada, una inspectora con una gran experiencia en asuntos turbios.Annie y Kate se proponen sacar de la calle al criminal y meterlo entre rejas, pero sea quien sea no sera facil. Cuando aparece el cuerpo de otra chica, aun mas espantosamente desfigurada, queda claro para ambas que el asesino solo acaba de empezar su danza macabra. Las inspectoras Carr y Burrows tendran que usar toda su imaginacion y tirar de todos sus recursos para cazar a un frio y cruel asesino en serie que no conoce limites ni comete errores, y que sabe moverse en un mundo tan sordido como el de la prostitucion, que mueve grandes sumas de dinero, pero que tambien se cobra de sus victimas el precio mas elevado.Leer una novela de Martina Cole es una experiencia fisica sorprendente. Cuando llevaba leidos unos cuantos capitulos tuve que cerrar el libro con el corazon sobresaltado y recuperar el aliento. The TimesCon todos los sellos de garantia favoritos: dialogos atrevidos, violencia chocante y una trama absorbente. Sunday ExpressUn drama de una fuerza extraordinaria. Daily MirrorUna lectura de una facilidad deslumbrante. Ray Winstone

Danny Boy Cadogan era ese tipo de persona que hacía que hasta el más duro de los delincuentes se pusiera nervioso y paranoico, especialmente si le decía que quería hablar con él de algún asunto. Danny tenia la habilidad de convertir el mas inocente comentario en una declaracion de guerra y la frase mas inocua en una amenaza real y terrorifica. De la noche a la mañana, Danny Cadogan, a sus catorce años, tiene que abrirse camino en un mundo violento y peligroso. Debe proteger a su madre y a sus hermanos, despues de que los haya abandonado su padre a las iras de los acreedores. Danny, en compañia de su inteligente amigo de infancia Michael Miles, se va a convertir con los años en uno de los mas temidos capos del Smoke que llegara a extender sus negocios de trafico de drogas y de armas hasta España. Sin embargo, el caracter despiadado de Danny no solo se impone en las calles londinenses, sino tambien en el hogar familiar, condenando a una vida torturada a su mujer, Mary, y a sus hijas. fija la atencion en la mujer inmersa en esos medios sordidos, maltratada tanto en el marco familiarcomo en el entorno agresivo.

A los amigos hay que tenerlos cerca; a los enemigos, muy cerca; y a la familia, aún más cerca. Lily Diamond, una joven que ha crecido en un medio difícil, se une a Patrick Brodie, un cabecilla del hampa local que lleva sus negocios con mano de hierro. Juntos formaran uno de los clanes mas poderosos de los ambientes turbios del East End londinense. Tienen cinco hijos, a los que pretenden darles todo lo que ellos no tuvieron, sin importarles la forma de conseguirlo. La vida parece sonreirles cuando Patrick es asesinado por una banda rival. Con todo perdido, desamparada en un mundo peligroso en el que no se puede confiar en nadie, Lily tendra que sacar adelante a su clan. Mas cerca es una novela sobre los ambientes arrabaleros del Londres cada vez mas mestizo de los años setenta. Un periodo de mutaciones en el que los viejos negocios del hampa (juego, prostitucion...) van dejando paso al mas rentable mundo de las drogas que se abre paso a borbotones de sangre. Martina Cole rinde en Mas cerca un especial homenaje a la mujer en esos medios sordidos, maltratada por la familia, sacudida por el entorno agresivo. Al mismo tiempo, explora en el corazon del Soho las simas del alma humana, alli donde maduran los rencores y las envidias, alli donde se fraguan las venganzas mas sangrientas.

From Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole, this ebook collection contains four chilling and unflinching novels about life on the inside. THE JUMP. TWO WOMEN. FACELESS. THE GOOD LIFE.Full of shocking twists and dangerous secrets, these four compelling novels show what life is really like behind bars. As each of the characters will learn, prison will make or break you...PRAISE FOR MARTINA COLE:The stuff of legend. . . utterly compellingMirrorIntensely readableGuardianThere really is only one Martina ColeCloser

Betrayal by Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, GET EVEN and many more, is a gripping novel about the bonds that make - or break - a family. The ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian), Martina''s unique, powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell.Aiden O''Hara has been head of the family since he was kid, and he''s going to keep it that way.Jade Dixon watches his back. Mother of his son, she''s the one who makes him invincible.But Jade''s been in the game a lot longer than Aiden. She knows no one''s indestructible.And when you''re at the top, that''s when you''ve got to watch the hardest.

Discover four thrillingly addictive novels from No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole that take you deep into the dark and dangerous criminal underworld. THE GRAFT. THE BUSINESS. THE LIFE. REVENGE.From high court judges to hardened criminals and everyone in between, Martina Cole draws unflinching portraits in these gritty, hard-hitting thrillers.Because when a life of crime is in your blood, there is no other way. . .PRAISE FOR MARTINA COLE:The stuff of legend. . . utterly compellingMirrorIntensely readableGuardianThere really is only one Martina ColeCloser

* Dont miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *She has always kept quiet... until now...Dark and dangerous, GOODNIGHT LADY by the undisputed queen of crime writing (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole features the powerful, beautiful and fearless Briony Cavanagh, Londons most infamous businesswoman, and mistress of her own fate... In the sixties, Briony Cavanagh ran a string of the most notorious brothels in London. Only Briony knew what went on behind those doors, and she never opened her mouth - unless she stood to benefit. Only Briony knew the painful road shed travelled to get there. From an impoverished childhood that ended with shocking betrayal, she was determined to be mistress of her own fate. But along with success came risk and danger. And the Goodnight Lady had her own secret place that was always shadowed by loss.If you love powerful female characters, be sure to also read Martina Coles THE KNOW, CLOSE and GET EVEN. These ladies are strong, resilient and vengeful...

Daniel y Peter Bailey controlan el mundo del hampa en el East End, el barrio popular del corazón de Londres. Además de ser hijos de distinto padre, son muy diferentes en todos los sentidos. Los une la violencia despiadada, lo que les dio fuerza y les hizo ser temidos y respetados en los bajos fondos, pero discrepan sobre como administrarla. La entrada en el "negocio" de sus respectivos hijos, unida a una serie de desgraciados incidentes, lo complica todo. Cruda y tan emocionante como todas las suyas, "La mala vida" es un certero e impavido retrato de una familia desgarrada por la violencia y la traicion, pero, en ultima instancia, unida por lazos de lealtad y de sangre y por unos ardientes deseos de venganza...Daniel y Peter Bailey controlan el mundo del hampa en el East End, el barrio popular del corazón de Londres. Además de ser hijos de distinto padre, son muy diferentes en todos los sentidos. Los une la violencia despiadada, lo que les dio fuerza y les hizo ser temidos y respetados en los bajos fondos, pero discrepan sobre como administrarla. La entrada en el "negocio" de sus respectivos hijos, unida a una serie de desgraciados incidentes, lo complica todo. Cruda y tan emocionante como todas las suyas, "La mala vida" es un certero e impavido retrato de una familia desgarrada por la violencia y la traicion, pero, en ultima instancia, unida por lazos de lealtad y de sangre y por unos ardientes deseos de venganza...

* Dont miss GUILTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Out now. *In this life, you fight dirty to survive. THE BUSINESS by the undisputed queen of crime writing (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is an unflinching novel that exposes a world that many would rather ignore...Imelda Dooley has made a big mistake. Pregnant, alone and scared, she starts down a trail of lies and destruction that will wreck the lives of all who try to love her.As Imelda brings her daughter Jordanna into the world, followed by her son Kenny, she takes them with her into the dark underworld of drugs, prostitution and violence.But all actions have consequences. The only question is, who will face them?For more novels that will take you deep into the dark and dangerous criminal underworld, check out Martina Coles THE GRAFT, THE LIFE and REVENGE

The twenty-second novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, THE GOOD LIFE and many more...Playing grown-ups, the future is theirs for the taking. Sharon Conway and Lenny Scott are childhood sweethearts. Everyone says they are too young, but nothing can keep them apart. Sharon doesn''t question Lenny''s business dealings and it isn''t long before his reputation as a hard man destined for the top means they are living the good life with their sons. It leaves a stain on her heart for ever. But one night Lenny doesn''t come home. It isn''t the first time he has gone AWOL. But it is his last. He is found murdered - beaten to death in an act of brutality that shocks even the police. And Sharon never knows why. Old wounds will surface. Now, twenty years later, Sharon is about to find out the truth. Such a crime cannot go unpunished. Revenge is long overdue. The time has come to...GET EVEN

The twenty-second novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, THE GOOD LIFE and many more...Playing grown-ups, the future is theirs for the taking. Sharon Conway and Lenny Scott are childhood sweethearts. Everyone says they are too young, but nothing can keep them apart. Sharon doesn't question Lenny's business dealings and it isn't long before his reputation as a hard man destined for the top means they are living the good life with their sons. It leaves a stain on her heart for ever. But one night Lenny doesn't come home. It isn't the first time he has gone AWOL. But it is his last. He is found murdered - beaten to death in an act of brutality that shocks even the police. And Sharon never knows why. Old wounds will surface. Now, twenty years later, Sharon is about to find out the truth. Such a crime cannot go unpunished. Revenge is long overdue. The time has come to...GET EVEN

Prison will make or break you... Danger and violence have always been a part of Susan Dalston's East End upbringing, but being locked up with another murderess will have consequences that no one could have predicted. TWO WOMEN by Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole tells the truth about prison life, and how far one woman will go for justice... Susan Dalston killed her husband in a final act of desperation. Banged up in Holloway, all that keeps her sane is knowing that her children are now safe from the man who terrorised them.What she can't predict is that the bonds she forms on the inside might just make - or break - her. For more compelling novels about life on the inside, be sure to read Martina Cole's FACELESS, THE JUMP and THE GOOD LIFE

Discover the infamous families at the heart of four of Martina Coles bestselling thrillers, available together for the first time. Dont miss these explosive stories of loyalty, betrayal and deadly ambition.FACES. THE FAMILY. THE FAITHLESS. BETRAYAL.No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole shows the darkest corners of family life in these four gritty thrillers.When family is everything, the ties that bind you might be the deadliest of all. . .PRAISE FOR MARTINA COLE:The stuff of legend. . . utterly compellingMirrorIntensely readableGuardianThere really is only one Martina ColeCloser

* Dont miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *In this family, if you want something, you take it.THE TAKE by No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Martina Cole won the British Book Award for best Crime Thriller of the Year and was adapted for television with an all-star cast including Tom Hardy, Brian Cox and Charlotte Riley. Martina tells it like it really is - Sun.Fresh out of prison, Freddie Jackson wants to rule the underworld. His wife Jackie wants her husband back and in her bed only. Jackies sister Maggie wants to be with Jimmy, Freddies cousin. And Jimmy has big gangland ambitions of his own.Everyone in the Jackson family wants something. And theres no such thing as loyalty.You might have seen THE TAKE and THE RUNAWAY on TV - but that certainly doesnt mean you know what happens in the books!

THE KNOWLEDGE by Sunday Times bestselling author Martina Cole is a digital compendium introducing you to the world of the Queen of Crime. **Now updated with a preview of Martinas new novel, BETRAYAL**. Ideal reading for fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell.What makes Martina Cole tick? What are her passions? What are the essential facts behind the phenomenal bestselling author? THE KNOWLEDGE is a snapshot of Martina Cole herself as well as a showcase of her short stories, and samples of all her novels, culminating in a sneak peek of BETRAYAL, her new novel out autumn 2016.THE KNOWLEDGE: ENTER THE UNIQUE WORLD OF MARTINA COLE IF YOU DARE.

Read the complete DI Kate Burrows collection by Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author and Queen of Crime Martina Cole. THE LADYKILLER. BROKEN. HARD GIRLS. DAMAGED.DI Kate Burrows is the hard-but-fair copper whose investigations - and heart - become dangerously entwined with Londons most infamous gangster, Patrick Kelly. But when theres a killer on the loose, Kate Burrows is the only woman for the job.Discover this deadly quartet, the only time Martina has written from the Old Bills perspective.PRAISE FOR MARTINA COLE:The stuff of legend. . . utterly compellingMirror Intensely readableGuardian There really is only one Martina ColeCloser