FROM THE BESTSELLING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF SPARE ROOM, GANGLAND GIRLS TRLIOGY and the FLESH AND BLOOD SERIESDreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen's 2020 New Year's Honours List'Dreda Say Mitchell is right up there at the forefront of British crime fiction' Simon KernickTwo kids are murdered . . .Their gangland family want revenge.Ten-year-old twin sisters are murdered outside their school. But they aren't just anyone's kids, they're gangster Stanley Lewis' daughters. When a rival gangster is arrested Stanley vows to take revenge. But his dad, feared villain Kenny Lewis, thinks there's more going on. So he contacts the one group of people who he trusts to help him find the truth . . .Jackie, Anna, Roxy and Ollie. Four women with shady pasts who take the cases people don't take to the cops. They enter a world of easy sex and even easier violence where everyone, including the Lewis family, are hiding secrets. Then Jackie's son, a friend of the dead girls, disappears. Praise for Dreda Say Mitchell:'As good as it gets' Lee Child'Thrilling' Sunday Express Books of the Year'Awesome tale from a talented writer' Sun'Fast-paced and full of twists and turns.' Crime Scene Magazine
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Violent, gritty, gangland thriller set in the tough world of London's East End, from Dreda Say Mitchell, the bestselling and critically-acclaimed author of Spare Room and the Flesh and Blood Series.
'The novel's complex plot shoots along at a terrific rate, gathering momentum. But what puts flesh on the bones and raises Mitchell's writing above the run of gangland thrillers is its psychological level . . . The end result is that the reader can enjoy colourful characterisation, along with the plot.'
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The novel's complex plot shoots along at a terrific rate, gathering momentum. But what puts flesh on the bones and raises Mitchell's writing above the run of gangland thrillers is its psychological level . . . The end result is that the reader can enjoy colourful characterisation, along with the plot. - IndependentMitchell outguns Martina Cole for pure, shocking East End gangster grit. ***** - Mirror'Dreda Say Mitchell confirms her position as a hot new name in crime writing with this taut novel' - Elle on KILLER TUNE'Brilliant - a gripping roller-coaster for the reader' - Independent on KILLER TUNE'A great read written by a great girl' - Martina Cole on GANGSTER GIRLA fine piece of British crime fiction, with an underworld theme that's sure to appeal to readers of Roberta Kray. - Booklist on GANGSTER GIRL'Such an enjoyable read.' - crimeandpublishing.comA fine piece of British crime fiction, with an underworld theme that's sure to appeal to readers of Roberta Kray. - Booklist
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Violent, gritty, gangland thriller set in the tough world of London's East End.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780340993224
Publisert
2011
Utgiver
Vendor
Hodder Paperback
Vekt
283 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
400

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Dreda Say Mitchell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Spare Room, the Gangland Girls and Flesh and Blood series, as well as the DI Rio Wray thrillers Vendetta and Death Trap. Her debut was awarded the CWA's John Creasey Dagger and she chaired the Harrogate Crime Fiction Festival in 2011. Since her sixth book she has been co-writing with Tony Mason. She has been a frequent guest on television and radio including Question Time, BBC Breakfast, Newsnight, Victoria Derbyshire, The Stephen Nolan Show, Front Row, Woman's Hour and numerous others. She has also presented Radio 4's Open Book. Dreda was named one of Britain's 50 Remarkable Women by Lady Geek in association with Nokia. She was born and raised in the East End of London where she continues to live.