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* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *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 Cole explores loyalty, protection, and how the ties that bind us can also sometimes choke the very thing we want to protect...

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *She''ll do whatever it takes to keep them together... Hard-hitting and uncompromising, CLOSE by the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole tells the story of a woman determined to protect her family from an increasingly dangerous world... Patrick Brodie knows exactly how far he''s prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently.Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they didn''t. Until the unthinkable happens and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world. The Brodies must stay close to survive. But as everyone knows, your sins will find you out.If you love powerful female characters, be sure to also read Martina Cole''s GOODNIGHT LADY, THE KNOW and GET EVEN. These ladies are strong, resilient and vengeful...

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *She''s done the time, now she wants revenge.''The Queen of Crime'' Woman & Home''The undisputed queen of British crime thrillers'' Heat''She''s a total one-off'' GuardianA gripping novel of one woman''s revenge, Faceless by the Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole takes a dark and honest look at what life is really like on the inside. Marie Carter lost everything the day she went to prison for a double murder she doesn''t remember committing. Her parents abandoned her, her friends disappeared. Even her children didn''t want to know.Twelve long years later, Marie is out and she''s back to settle some scores...For more compelling novels about life on the inside, be sure to read Martina Cole''s Two Women, The Jump and The Good Life.

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *Maura Ryan is back to claim her gangland crown...MAURA''S GAME is the unputdownable sequel to DANGEROUS LADY, the iconic first novel by Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole which catapulted her to fame and made her the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian). Maura Ryan was the queen of the criminal underworld when she pulled off the most audacious gold bullion robbery of all time. Since then, she''s retired from a life of crime to be with the only man she''s ever loved.But enemies from her past are closing in and they''re about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan. The dangerous lady is back and she''s as lethal as ever... We know you''ll be hooked on Maura Ryan, so be sure to first read the gripping prequel to MAURA''S GAME, DANGEROUS LADY.

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *In gangland London, Maura Ryan is queen... Martina Cole''s extraordinary first novel DANGEROUS LADY introduced a totally original genre of thriller, paving the way for her multiple No. 1 bestsellers, including BETRAYAL and GET EVEN. ''Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction'' [The Times]No one thinks a seventeen-year-old girl can take on the hard men of London''s gangland, but it''s a mistake to underestimate Maura Ryan: she''s tough, clever and beautiful - which makes her one very dangerous lady.Together, she and her brother Michael are unbeatable but notoriety has its price. The police are determined to put Maura away once and for all - and not everyone in the family think that''s such a bad idea. When it comes to the crunch, Maura has to face the pain of lost love in her past - and the dangerous lady discovers her heart is not made entirely of stone.Once you''re hooked on Maura Ryan, be sure to read MAURA''S GAME, the second book from ''the undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian).

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *THE LADYKILLER is the first book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole has written from the perspective of the Old Bill. He''s every woman''s worst nightmare...A killer is on the loose. It''s up to DI Kate Burrows to stop him.But Kate has a problem. The Grantley Ripper has attacked the daughter of one of London''s most infamous gangsters, Patrick Kelly, and now Kate''s investigation, along with her heart, are dangerously entwined with him.As the worlds of crime and law collide, will Kate take down the Ladykiller, or will he be her undoing?Her unique take on London''s criminal underworld will have you hooked, so don''t miss the rest of the DI Kate Burrows series, BROKEN, HARD GIRLS and DAMAGED

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *The past will always catch up with you...THE RUNAWAY by No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Martina Cole is an unputdownable thriller of corruption and violence and was adapted for television with an all-star cast including Alan Cumming, Jack O''Connell and Keith Allen. ''Martina tells it like it really is'' - Sun.You can''t run for ever.All that prostitute''s daughter Cathy Connor and drunkard''s son Eamonn Docherty want to do is escape their grim childhoods in London''s East End. And soon events turn so dangerous they are left with no choice but to flee. Cathy to the red lit streets of Soho, Eamonn to the high ranks of gangland New York.Now she''s a hardened survivor, he''s Gotham''s most ruthless villain, and their paths are about to cross once again...You might have seen THE RUNAWAY and THE TAKE on TV - but that certainly doesn''t mean you know what happens in the books!

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *You might break out, but you''ll never be free...Filled with shocking twists, THE JUMP by the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is a compelling thriller that tells a dark and dangerous story of a desperate wife with a husband behind bars...Donna Brunos will do anything for her husband. Including breaking him out of prison.She believes her beloved Georgio when he tells her he''s been framed for armed robbery. But planning the jump opens Donna''s eyes to a shocking world where the man she married is not who he seems.For more compelling novels about life on the inside, be sure to read Martina Cole''s FACELESS, TWO WOMEN and THE GOOD LIFE

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *Has DI Kate Burrows met her match?Sequel to THE LADYKILLER, BROKEN is the second book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole has written from the perspective of the Old Bill. Children in Grantley are disappearing. At first they are found unscathed, but when one meets a dark end DI Kate Burrows knows the clock is ticking.Pushed to her limits, Kate needs the support of her lover now more than ever. But ex-gangster Patrick Kelly has troubles of his own.It''s her toughest case yet, but Kate will stop at nothing to solve it. Even if it breaks her.If you love the dark and dangerous world of DI Kate Burrows, be sure to catch the rest of the series, HARDGIRLS and DAMAGED

* Don''t 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, London''s 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 she''d 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 Cole''s THE KNOW, CLOSE and GET EVEN. These ladies are strong, resilient and vengeful...

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *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

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *Success comes at a deadly price... THE GRAFT 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...When Nick Leary hears the sound of an intruder''s footsteps downstairs one night, something inside him snaps. The thought of losing his beautiful wife and sons, their luxurious home and possessions, everything he''s grafted for, pushes him to attack.But this single act sets in motion something way beyond Nick''s control.He''s picked the wrong fight this time, and now it''s too late to go back...For more novels that will take you deep into the dark and dangerous criminal underworld, check out Martina Cole''s THE BUSINESS, THE LIFE and REVENGE

* Don''t miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. *Her child is missing but someone out there knows the truth...''Intensely readable'' Guardian''Powerfully written fiction'' The Times''The undisputed queen of British crime thrillers'' Heat From Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole, comes a gripping crime drama featuring the fearless Joanie Brewer, whose her need for revenge threatens to destroy even the ones she loves. Joanie Brewer''s children are everything to her. She gives them all the love she can, but she''s brought them into a tough world. Her son Jon Jon is already up to his neck in a life of crime and her daughter Jeanette is more streetwise than a fourteen-year-old should be. Her youngest Kira, though, is too sweet and too innocent for their dark world.Joanie does her best to protect her baby. But when Kira disappears, Joanie''s real nightmare begins.Never underestimate Martina Cole''s women. For other powerful female characters, be sure to also read Martina Cole''s Goodnight Lady, Close and Get Even.

* Don''t 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. Jackie''s sister Maggie wants to be with Jimmy, Freddie''s cousin. And Jimmy has big gangland ambitions of his own.Everyone in the Jackson family wants something. And there''s no such thing as loyalty.You might have seen THE TAKE and THE RUNAWAY on TV - but that certainly doesn''t mean you know what happens in the books!

* Don''t 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 Cole''s THE GRAFT, THE LIFE and REVENGE

* Don''t miss GUILTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Out now. *DI Kate Burrows could never keep away for long... HARD GIRLS is the third book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole has written from the perspective of the Old Bill. Kate Burrows might be a retired DCI, but she never could stay away from the law for long. And now Grantley appears to have a new serial killer on its hands, Kate is the only one with the expertise to catch him.The case bears striking similarities to the Grantley Ripper. But this time the victims are prostitutes, and even hard girls deserve protection and justice.Kate Burrows caught the Ladykiller. She''s just the woman for this job. The DI Kate Burrows series is dangerously gripping - before you take on HARDGIRLS and DAMAGED, be sure to catch the series'' first and second instalments LADYKILLER and BROKEN