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The BRAND NEW gritty gangland thriller from Heather Atkinson!To
survive, they'll need to stick together...After the defeat of the
rival Gordon and Thompson families, the Blood Brothers' reputations
as feared lieutenants of the McVay clan are firmly established. The
Gallowburn has become an untouchable stronghold in their capable
hands. However, danger rears its head in another form - Jamie's
deadliest foe, Cameron Abernethy. Still fighting to be released
from prison, Cameron decides to use the Lawson family, the Blood
Brothers' biggest rivals, to discover his daughter's whereabouts.
With his enemies getting closer, and the police on his tail too,
Jamie has some impossible choices to make. This is his last chance
to live the life he's dreamed of with the woman he loves, but first
he's got to make sure he's not caught or killed... If you love
Kimberley Chambers, and Jessie Keane, you'll love Blood Pact.
Discover the bestselling gangland author Heather Atkinson and
you'll never look back... What readers are saying about Heather
Atkinson: 'Another brilliant book from Heather...she really is one
the best in the business. ' 'I have read ALL Heather Atkinson's
books. They are all fantastic.' 'All Heather's books are action
packed and have you on edge.' 'I stumbled upon Heather's books and
I'm so glad I did, characters excellent and storylines are great ,
I find myself searching the book stores for more of them to read
the minute I finish one.'
From the stranger in the car, to the madman at her door... Perfect
for fans of Liane Moriarty, Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell 'It's a
shocking thriller that grabs at your emotions on every page! Loved
it.' bestselling author Lauren North The day my path crossed with
Simon Fox I thought I'd already lost everything but then he almost
ran me off the road with his flash car and belittling jibes. The
men in my life had undermined me for too long. Enough was enough.
Fuelled by alcohol and the desire to get even, I decided a spot of
petty vandalism would make me feel a whole lot better. Wrong. Very
wrong... I hadn't realised that Simon Fox was not a man to be
messed with. He showed me just how much I still had left to lose.
Soon I was battling for my home, family and life. Praise for Gemma
Rogers: 'Captivating and enthralling, a story of revenge,
infidelity, friendship and love. An outstanding book by an
outstanding author, I give this book five shiny golden stars' Anita
Waller 'A well-written and thoroughly entertaining thriller from a
very talented author' John Nicoll 'Unputdownable. a nail-biting
thriller that grips to the very last page.' Keri Beevis 'A
beautifully written edge-of-your-seat thriller that had me guessing
right until the end' Dreda Say Mitchell 'A brilliant thriller from
an exciting new voice. Stalker it had me on the edge of my seat'
Kerry Barnes 'An atmospheric, taut thriller which keeps you hooked
from the first page' Jacqui Rose 'A cracking read. Brilliantly
written characters and a gripping plot. Highly recommended.' Caz
Finlay 'A page-turning must-read. It will have you hooked from the
first page until the last' Stephanie Harte 'An intense thriller -
it's a must-read' Sam Michaels 'An incredible read that had me
engrossed from the first page. A five-star read' Alex Kane 'A real
page turner, full of sinister secrets' Casey Kelleher
Family first. Family last. The Glass family always... Charley Glass
arrived in her family's lives like the hurricane she'd escaped. But
she hadn't run far enough: the ruthless Giordano family are on her
tail and want two things - her life, and the return of the property
she stole from them. No matter how many bodies stack up. After
years of hoping, Charley finally has the family she's always
wanted, but now she's going to have to tell them the real reason
she came looking for them. There is only one way she's going to
stay alive, and that is to employ the muscle of the notorious Glass
Family. The head of the family, Luke, isn't sure they're strong
enough to take on one of New Orleans' biggest crime gangs. But he'd
put his life on the line to protect the empire they've built - even
if they'll have to take on an enemy hurting enough to cross an
ocean for revenge. Page-turning, gritty, and utterly compelling,
Thief is Owen Mullen's best book yet. Perfect for fans of Martina
Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Mandasue Heller. What readers say
about Owen Mullen: 'Owen Mullen knows how to ramp up the action
just when it's needed... he never fails to give you hard-hitting
thrillers that have moments that will stay with you forever...'
'One of the very best thriller writers I have ever read.' 'Owen
Mullen writes a good story, he really brings his characters to life
and the endings are hard to guess and never what you expected.'
You can run. You can hide. But you can't escape...Jonathan Hale is
terrified. The wealthy property lawyer and money launderer is back
home in Surrey after a nightmare experience in a U.S. jail. The
police have him under secret surveillance. But Hales's fears lie
elsewhere. His plea bargain has earned him the enmity of The
Reptile, a notoriously cold-hearted gangster, now confined for life
in a maximum-security jail in Arizona thanks to Hale. He's taken
precautions, moved house, hidden his identity and installed
security for his wife and family. But still... what if The Reptile
escapes? For DCI Gillard it should be just another week at work.
But before long he is involved in a desperate manhunt that will
test him to his very limits. Be prepared. Strap yourself in for an
intense and unforgettable crime thriller that won't let go, perfect
for fans of Karin Slaughter, Cara Hunter and Mark Billingham.
First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through
the low-life of" "nineteenth-century New York has become an
indispensible classic of urban history.
Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of
the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district, "The Gangs of
New York" dramatically evokes the destitution and shocking violence
of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like Dandy John
Dolan, Bill the Butcher, and Hell-Cat Maggie lurked in the shadows,
and infamous gangs like the Plug Uglies, the Dead Rabbits, and the
Bowery Boys ruled the streets. A rogues gallery of prostitutes,
pimps, poisoners, pickpockets, murderers, and thieves, "The Gangs
of New York" is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's
dark past.
The Queen of Glasgow, Toni McVay, is no ordinary crime boss. For
one thing, she likes to discipline disappointing employees by
scooping out their eyeballs and keeping them as souvenirs. Jamie
Gray and his gang the Blood Brothers are happy to do her dirty work
in return for lessons in the ways of the local underworld, but are
in no doubt that they need to keep Toni sweet to keep themselves
safe. Rival families The Gordons and The Thompsons are ready for a
turf war, keen to take over the lucrative Gallowburn estate, and
weaken Toni's grip on the city. But can the old enemies really
trust each other enough to join forces? And will their assumption
that the Blood Brothers are the weak link in the McVay empire,
prove to be their greatest mistake? Meanwhile Jamie's past refuses
to stay hidden, and as his biggest secret looks set to be revealed
with explosive consequences, Jamie faces the battle of his life. To
keep his family safe, to keep his friends safe, to keep himself
safe, and to keep the woman he loves alive. If you love Martina
Cole, Kimberley Chambers, and Jessie Keane, you'll love Heather
Atkinson. Discover the bestselling gangland author Heather Atkinson
and you'll never look back... What readers are saying about Heather
Atkinson: 'Another brilliant book from Heather...she really is one
the best in the business. ' 'I have read ALL Heather Atkinson's
books. They are all fantastic.' 'All Heather's books are action
packed and have you on edge.' 'I stumbled upon Heather's books and
I'm so glad I did, characters excellent and storylines are great ,
I find myself searching the book stores for more of them to read
the minute I finish one.'
The Queen of Glasgow, Toni McVay, is no ordinary crime boss. For
one thing, she likes to discipline disappointing employees by
scooping out their eyeballs and keeping them as souvenirs. Jamie
Gray and his gang the Blood Brothers are happy to do her dirty work
in return for lessons in the ways of the local underworld, but are
in no doubt that they need to keep Toni sweet to keep themselves
safe. Rival families The Gordons and The Thompsons are ready for a
turf war, keen to take over the lucrative Gallowburn estate, and
weaken Toni's grip on the city. But can the old enemies really
trust each other enough to join forces? And will their assumption
that the Blood Brothers are the weak link in the McVay empire,
prove to be their greatest mistake? Meanwhile Jamie's past refuses
to stay hidden, and as his biggest secret looks set to be revealed
with explosive consequences, Jamie faces the battle of his life. To
keep his family safe, to keep his friends safe, to keep himself
safe, and to keep the woman he loves alive. If you love Martina
Cole, Kimberley Chambers, and Jessie Keane, you'll love Heather
Atkinson. Discover the bestselling gangland author Heather Atkinson
and you'll never look back... What readers are saying about Heather
Atkinson: 'Another brilliant book from Heather...she really is one
the best in the business. ' 'I have read ALL Heather Atkinson's
books. They are all fantastic.' 'All Heather's books are action
packed and have you on edge.' 'I stumbled upon Heather's books and
I'm so glad I did, characters excellent and storylines are great ,
I find myself searching the book stores for more of them to read
the minute I finish one.'
It's hard to live when you think you deserve to die... When a tired
old inmate is found dead in his cell, the prison is obligated to
investigate and so DI Barton attends. The men he interviews have
been convicted of some of the worst things a human being can do,
but it appears likely that the death was due to natural causes.
When the house of the dead man is burgled and that crime is
followed by a suspicious fire, Barton desperately needs to speak to
his widow, but she's nowhere to be found. In the space of
twenty-four hours, everyone he wants to talk to has vanished. Then
he receives some post which makes him believe he could be the next
to disappear. Barton's investigation goes full circle, through a
series of brutal murders, back to the prison, and all signs are
pointing to the fact that he's made a terrible mistake. There's a
violent killer on the loose, who wants everyone to learn that some
people deserve to die. DI Barton is back as Ross Greenwood
continues with his bestselling series, perfect for fans of Mark
Billingham and Ian Rankin. Praise for Ross Greenwood: 'Move over
Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime
investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A
rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the
pages until the final dramatic twist.' author Richard Burke 'Master
of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again
proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that
draw you right in and won't let go until you've reached the
shocking ending.' Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks blog 'Ross
Greenwood doesn't write cliches. What he has written here is a
fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's
spiced with a lot of humour.' author Kath Middleton
'A thriller-like tale ... [Mazur] is a good story-teller, with a
flair for details that brings the criminal and their world to life'
Daily Mail 'Bob Mazur delivers again ... he artfully takes the
reader through the harrowing account of life as an undercover cop
embedded in the drug cartels' BRYAN CRANSTON 'A book you can't put
down, nor will you' JOSEPH PISTONE, aka Donnie Brasco From the
bestselling author who inspired Bryan Cranston's The Infiltrator.
Three years after undercover agent Robert Mazur infiltrated Pablo
Escobar's Medellin drug cartel, he re-emerged, a
half-million-dollar bounty still on his head, with a new identity
for a risky new sting. Deployed to Panama, he worked, travelled,
partied and washed millions with Central America's criminal elite.
Partnered with a DEA task force agent, Mazur slipped effortlessly
into Colombia's notorious Cali drug cartel. But as his underworld
reputation skyrocketed, the operation started going dangerously off
the rails. Robert Mazur's riveting true story exposes the
corruption at the heart of one of the most explosive undercover
missions of his career. Refusing to acknowledge the danger, Mazur
was obsessed with seeing the mission through to its treacherous
end: expose the Cali cartel, find out who betrayed him, and escape
with his life. This is his true story.
Albert Fried recalls the rise and fall of an underworld culture
that bred some of America's most infamous racketeers, bootleggers,
gamblers, and professional killers, spawned by a culture of vice
and criminality on New York's Lower East Side and similar
environments in Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, Newark, and
Philadelphia. The author adds an important dimension to this story
as he discusses the Italian gangs that teamed up with their Jewish
counterparts to form multicultural syndicates.
What drives a woman to murder? Twenty-nine-year-old Cynthia
Galbraith is serving a life sentence for murder, and struggling
with the traumatic past that put her behind bars. When the prison
counsellor suggests Cynthia write a personal journal exploring the
events that drove her to murder, she figures she has all the time
in the world and very little, if anything, to lose. So she begins
to write, revealing the secrets that haunt her and the truths she's
never dared tell. A note from the author: While fictional, this
book was inspired by true events. It draws on the author's
experiences as a police officer and child protection social worker.
The story contains content that some readers may find upsetting. It
is dedicated to survivors everywhere. *Previously published as When
Evil Calls Your Name*
Nigeria and Nigerians have acquired a notorious reputation for
involvement in drug-trafficking, fraud, cyber-crime and other types
of serious crime. Successful Nigerian criminal networks have a
global reach, interacting with their Italian, Latin American and
Russian counterparts. Yet in 1944, a British colonial official
wrote that 'the number of persistent and professional criminals is
not great' in Nigeria and that 'crime as a career has so far made
little appeal to the young Nigerian'. This book traces the origins
of Nigerian organised crime to the last years of colonial rule,
when nationalist politicians acquired power at a regional level. In
need of funds for campaigning, they offered government contracts to
foreign businesses in return for kickbacks, in a pattern that
recurs to this day. Political corruption encouraged a wider
disrespect for the law that spread throughout Nigerian society.
When the country's oil boom came to an end in the early 1980s,
young Nigerian college graduates headed abroad, eager to make money
by any means. Nigerian crime went global at the very moment new
criminal markets were emerging all over the world.
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The brand new action-packed gangland thriller from Gillian
Godden!Flawed, tough, unbreakable.... In the aftermath of her
husband's shocking murder, Patsy Diamond wants answers. Who was
Nick really? Where is all his money? And who killed the man she
once loved? Patsy knows exactly who to go to first - Nick's
pregnant mistress, Natasha. Natasha might seem young and innocent,
but Patsy's certain the girl is hiding something. And the only way
to find out what is to keep Natasha close and make her part of the
Diamond family. With the two women forming an unlikely bond, they
begin to dig deeper into Nick's secret life and discover things
that shock...and terrify them. Because Nick Diamond played a deadly
game and if the women in his life want payback, then they are going
to have to follow his rules - or break them and make their own. But
the strongest diamonds are created under pressure and these women
are no exception... Don't miss this brilliant new gangland story
from Gillian Godden - guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your
seat! Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Heather Atkinson and
Caz Finlay. What people are saying about Gillian Godden! 'An edge
of your seat read that will leave you breathless!' Bestselling
author, Kerry Kaya. 'Characters were so real I'm still looking over
my shoulder! Bestselling author Owen Mullen.
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