Linda Calvey – författare

''The bravest new voice in crime fiction'' Martina ColeMost authors write what they know. Linda Calvey writes what she lived.They grew up with nothing. Just a regular family scraping by, living an honest life while crime ruled the East End. Until all that honesty and all that hard work left them with nothing.Poor, destitute and hungry, young Ruby decides to pull them from the ashes. It starts as one job, one step outside the law. Yet that one step sets her on a path - straight to the top.But in the East End you don''t build an empire without making a few enemies . . .Welcome to the underbelly of London, where criminals run the streets and one woman will do anything to protect her family.Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane, this gangland thriller shows how far one woman will go to protect her family''s empire. With a foreword from MARTINA COLE, the Queen of Crime.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LOCKSMITH:''Up there with the best''''A brilliant, gripping story which captured me from the first page''''I could not put it down!''''Wish I could give it more than five stars!''''Action-packed and full of drama till the very end''

Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane, this gangland thriller shows how far one woman will go to protect her family''s empire.___________Most authors write what they know. Linda Calvey writes what she lived.After Ruby''s husband, Archie, is brutally murdered, she is distraught.But with an empire to run, Ruby has no time for tears. Determined to keep her family safe, she sends her beloved daughter Cathy away, far from the violence and secrets.As Ruby fights off the affections of her business partner, Vladimir, as well as attacks from local gangs, she knows the game is too dangerous to stay in forever.But who can be trusted, and who is out for blood?In Ruby''s empire, family is everything. So, when Cathy gets into trouble, Ruby vows to protect her, whatever the cost.IF YOU COME FOR THE QUEEN, YOU''D BETTER NOT MISS . . .___________WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LOCKSMITH:''Up there with the best''''A brilliant, gripping story which captured me from the first page''''I could not put it down!''''Wish I could give it more than five stars!''''Action-packed and full of drama till the very end''

EXPERIENCE THE REAL DEAL WITH LINDA CALVEY''The bravest and most authentic new voice in crime fiction'' MARTINA COLE_______________Real readers are gripped:''Wow!!!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Kept me gripped for hours'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Right up there with Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''What makes this book even better is that the author is speaking from the voice of experience''⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I loved reading about these strong women'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐_______________Maria Wills thinks she has struck gold with Fred Walton. He''s handsome and charming, and the respected son of the most notorious crime family in Wakefield. But when Maria falls pregnant, he''s furious, turning violent and dangerous. Maria flees to London with her mother, for a new life in London''s East End. She is determined that her baby daughter, Faith, will live a safe and happy life. But as Faith gets older, she begins to ask questions about her father. And as the secrets of Wakefield fester, it soon becomes clear that the Waltons are far from finished with the Wills women . . . An utterly gripping and emotional story about the strength of women in the gritty world of gangland crime - perfect for fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane.

The brand-new gangland family saga novel from Linda Calvey, set in London''s East End.Hope Wills is a force to be reckoned with. She''s one of the top mistresses at Chantal''s brothel, she has a good head on her shoulders for business, and nothing happens in London''s East End without her family''s say-so.But when she is accused of a crime she didn''t commit, even her well-connected relatives can''t stop her being charged - as an accomplice to murder. The Wills family have had their fair deal of run-ins with the law, but suddenly the stakes are higher than they''ve ever been before. As Hope tries to escape being sent to Holloway prison, her sisters Faith and Charity rally to help.And while the Wills women are focused on saving their own, they haven''t yet noticed that an old enemy is getting closer with every moment...For fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole, Hope is a gritty, gripping and twisty new gangland thriller from the most authentic voice in crime fiction.Real readers are gripped:''Wow!!!'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Kept me gripped for hours'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Right up there with Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''What makes this book even better is that the author is speaking from the voice of experience''⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''I loved reading about these strong women'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

''One of the best books about prison I''ve ever read'' Kimberley ChambersA chilling look into the brutality of life behind bars and what it''s like to be locked away with some of the world''s most dangerous criminals.Widely known in the criminal underworld as the ''Black Widow'', Linda Calvey spent the first half of her life running with the UK''s top gangsters, robbing banks and rubbing shoulders with the Kray twins. That is, until, in 1990, her lover Robbie Cook was murdered at point-blank, and she found herself falsely convicted.Linda was sent away for decades, and would go on to become Britain''s longest-serving female prisoner. This is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive the many years she spent behind bars.Detailing the systems, characters and rules of prison life, as well as her encounters with notorious criminals Charles Bronson, Rose West and Myra Hindley, Linda gives a full account of her time locked up.Featuring stories of fights, riots, dodgy dealings and what happens when a prison officer gets taken hostage, this is a gritty and eye-opening look at prison life from a woman who has seen it all.