Loyalty

If you want to survive in this world there's one thing you need to value above all else: loyalty.

Don't miss the explosive new novel from the queen of crime Martina Cole, coming in 2020.  

No Mercy

Family always come first. Until now.

No more waiting, the new novel from the No. 1 bestselling phenomenon Martina Cole is here, and it's pure Martina gold. No Mercy is a heart-stopping rollercoaster ride of a read that proves there really is only one Martina Cole.

Diana Davis has been head of the family business since the death of her husband, an infamous bank robber. She's a woman in a man's world, but no one messes with her.

Her only son, Angus, is a natural born villain, but he needs to earn Diana's trust before she'll allow him into the business.

Once he's proved he has the brains to run their clubs in Marbella, he is given what he's always wanted. It's the beginning of a reign of terror that knows no bounds.

But Angus has a blind spot: his wife, Lorna, and their three kids, Angus Junior, Sean and Eilish. And as the next generation enters the business, Angus has a painful truth to learn. Even when it comes to family, he must show no mercy...

The Ladykiller

Special 25th Anniversay Edition of the First DI Kate Burrows Novel 

He hides in plain sight.

His victims wouldn’t even notice the Grantley Ripper at first. But his attack on the daughter of a notorious gangster is about to propel him into the media spotlight. And soon his victims will no longer get out alive.

She’ll do anything to catch him.

DI Kate Burrows is about to enter an investigation that will change her career and personal life forever. But she has no idea just what this killer is capable of, and how much she might be putting at risk to find him.

Will she be able to get the better of him, or will he be her undoing?
 

Damaged

A serial killer is in town and the race is on for DCI Kate Burrows. Stop the killer before more innocent girls die...

When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement.

A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster, Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him.

It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock.

But they have no real leads ... and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies?

Betrayal

Survival. It's all down to who you trust.

Aiden O'Hara has been head of the family since he was kid, and he's going to keep it that way.

Jade Dixon is the one who watches his back. Mother of his son. 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.

Especially the ones closest to you . . .

Get Even

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 has found out the truth. Such a crime cannot go unpunished. Revenge is long overdue. The time has come to...

GET EVEN

The Good Life

CRIMINALLY GOOD: THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE PHENOMENAL NO. 1 BESTSELLER.

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NEVER FREE.

Cain Moran wanted Jenny Riley more than he had ever wanted anyone or anything before in his life. But loving Jenny Riley was the easy part; it was telling his wife he wanted a divorce that was going to be the killer...

Jenny is not just any girl. She cares nothing for Cain's hard-man reputation - she just wants to be with him.

But Cain is not a free man. And he's about to find out that when his wife Caroline said 'til death us do part, she meant it.

When Cain is sentenced to life in prison it seems that Caroline might have got her wish. All Cain and Jenny know is that if their love can survive such separation, then one day they will have a chance at the Good Life together again.

But there are greater trials ahead than either can foresee. They're about to learn the hardest lesson of all:

LIVE THE GOOD LIFE. PAY THE PRICE.

Revenge

Thrilling. Compulsive. Dangerous. The brand new novel from the phenomenal No.1 bestselling author Martina Cole.

BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT.

Michael Flynn is untouchable in a world of power, money and violence. He fights for what he wants and he takes it, whatever the cost. He learns the rules of the Life from the best and when his mentor, legendary Face Patrick Costello, is taken out, no one questions that Michael Flynn is his natural successor. For Michael, loyalty - and crime - pay.

Michael rises to heights beyond anything the criminal underworld has seen. He owns everyone and he rules his empire with an even but fierce hand. No one would dare challenge him.

Then the unthinkable happens.

The Life

The most authentic novel of family gangster 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.

The Faithless

Gabby looked at the woman she had hated nearly all her life.

Then she sat down on the ladder-backed chair, put her face into her bloodied hands and cried.

To the outside world, Cynthia Tailor is a woman to envy; she has a devoted husband, a lovely home and two gorgeous children. But Cynthia is deeply unhappy with her lot; she has always craved the best things in life, and is determined to see that she gets them.

Cynthia will let nothing stand in her way, even if it means devastation and tragedy for those nearest to her. And the casualties are many: her husband Jimmy, weak and unable to fight the wife he can never please; her sister Celeste, from whom Cynthia steals her most precious possession; and her parents, Mary and Jack, who pick up the pieces.

But the victims who suffer the most are Cynthia's children. For James Junior and Gabby, the pain she causes will stay with them for ever...

The Family

The new novel from the phenomenal No.1 bestseller.

Devastatingly powerful and utterly unforgettable, The Family will hook you in from the very first page, and keep you there till the very last.

Phillip Murphy is a family man. He worships his old mum; he takes care of his siblings who help run his business empire in Southend; he dotes on his two young sons who will one day take over the reins. And then theres his wife and saviour Christine, whom he loves with a vengeance. To Phillip Murphy, family is everything.

Christine has always understood this about her husband, it was one of the things that first attracted her to him. But there is another side to Phillip, and its a side he never wanted his wife to see. Though even if she did, could she do anything but stand by him? Because Phillip has rules, and he expects loyalty from his nearest and dearest. Once youre in the family, youre in it for life.

Hard Girls

HARD LIVES. HARD LESSONS. IT’S MURDER ON THE STREETS.

Danielle Crosby had a body to die for. A body she sold to the highest bidder. But she ended up paying for it with her life.

When a prostitute’s body is found lifeless, mutilated and brutally raped, DCI Annie Carr has never seen anything like it and never wants to again. Kate Burrows, retired DCI now consultant, has plenty of experience when it comes to murder – after all she caught the Grantley Ripper and broke the biggest paedophile ring in the South East. She is determined to help put the killer behind bars. But whoever it is won’t be easily caught. And when another girl’s body is found, even more horrifically disfigured than the last, it’s clear the killer is just warming up...

In a ruthless world where everyone’s out for themselves, Annie and Kate must dig deep if they hope to catch a callous serial killer who knows no limits and makes no mistakes. For some, prostitution is seriously big business. But how many people will pay the ultimate price?

Utterly compelling, HARD GIRLS is a gripping and disturbing thriller that will have you hooked until the very last page.

The Business

*** No.1 Bestseller - sold 20,000 copies on half a week's sales it's in first week ***

Imelda Dooley is scared. Really scared. She's played hard and fast and now she's been caught. She's pregnant and now she's on her own.

Her father, not a man to mess with, will see that somebody pays for this. And it's not going to be her. So Imelda Dooley tells a lie. A lie that literally causes murders...

When Mary Dooley's husband is killed in the night's events, she knows she must graft to keep the family afloat. And graft she does, becoming a name in her own right. But she still has to watch her daughter's life spiral into a vicious, hate-fuelled cycle of drugs and prostitution. Caught up in the carnage that is Imelda's existence are Mary's adored grandchildren, Jordanna and Kenny. Pretty little Jordanna isn't yet three and she already knows far too much. All she can do is look after her baby brother, Kenny, and try not to draw unwanted attention to herself.

Set in the East End of London from the tail-end of the seventies up until the present-day, THE BUSINESS is a tale of drugs, prostitution and a young girl's fight for survival -- against all the odds.

Faces

Gritty. Gripping. Unforgettable. Martina's back.

Just before Danny Cadogan's fourteenth birthday his father leaves.

Having drunkenly run up a gambling debt he cannot pay, Big Dan Cadogan takes the easy way out leaving behind his wife and children to face the wrath of the men sent to collect the debt.

Determined to protect his mother, brother and sister, something changes in Danny and, overnight, he turns into a young man set on making his way in a violent and dangerous world. He becomes a Face. Not just a Face, but the most feared Face in the Smoke. Out for all he can get. At any cost. But Danny's ruthlessness on the streets of London doesn't stop at his front door. He rules his wife, Mary, and his children, with an iron will -- and his fists. But if Mary breaks her silence, it could shake Danny's criminal empire; right to the very core. And for a Face at the top of his game, there's only one way to go. Down. Because, after all, debts can be paid without money. Set in the heart of London's criminal gangland, from the seventies right up to the present-day, Faces is gritty, gripping and utterly unforgettable.

Close

Martina's new novel, Close, is the story of the women who are left behind. Set in London's dark and violent gangland, this novel tells the tale of a gutsy mother and her two sons, and their lives in and out of jail. With her characteristically haunting writing and visceral subject matter, Martina Cole, has written yet another compulsive bestseller.

The Take

***THE BIGGEST SELLING ADULT FICTION TITLE OF 2005***

Martina tells it like it really is, and her unique, honest and compassionate style shines through in her latest novel.

Jackie Jackson is preparing a party to welcome home her husband Freddie. Everyone is gathered at the party, including her sister Maggie.

But after six years in prison, Freddie thinks he is the Essex equivalent to the Godfather.

And he’s going to make sure everyone knows it.

The Graft

Nick Leary is having trouble sleeping, what with sultry heat and business and family problems weighing on his mind. His wife is sleeping beside him, when he hears a noise downstairs--and soon he has to decide how much violence he will use to defend his home and family. The decision he makes is to change his life forever. Nick and his wife are taken to the very extremes of human behaviour--and he is obliged to decide how high a price he will pay to keep what he values most.

'Set to be another winner' - Woman's Weekly

The Know

***THE KNOW HELD THE ADULT FICTION NUMBER ONE SPOT LONGER THAN ANY OTHER AUTHOR IN 2003***

Being in the know can be deadly.

Joanie Brewer’s children mean the world to her. She’d do anything to make sure they’re fed and clothed – even if it means going on the game – and she lives in constant fear that one of them will be taken from her. Eighteen-year-old Jon Jon is knee-deep in crime and Jeanette, only fourteen, knows more than is good for her.

But it’s Kira who really scares her, for in a world where no one is to be trusted, her eleven-year-old angel is the most vulnerable to danger.

When the police tell Joanie that a child’s body has been found, her darkest fears are realized. She thinks she’s in the know when it comes to who killed her little girl but her deadly obsession to make him pay threatens to destroy them all.

“Cole’s sales are phenomenal.” The Bookseller

Maura's Game

***THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER***

***THE TRADE PAPERBACK NUMBER ONE ON THE GENERAL FICTION LIST***

***THE DANGEROUS LADY IS BACK AND SHE’S AS LETHAL AS EVER***

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 has 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 are about to learn they should never cross Maura Ryan.

Maura's Game is an explosive novel of East End violence and corruption from one of the most original voices in fiction today. Martina Cole’s unique blend of emotional drama and shocking realism combine in this electrifying new bestseller.

“Cole’s fictional underworld is becoming the stuff of legend…utterly compelling” The Mirror

“Intensely readable” The Guardian

Faceless

***NUMBER 3 IN THE UK SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BEST SELLER LIST***

***FIVE WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 ON THE BOOKSELLER ORIGINAL FICTION BEST-SELLER LIST
(TRADE PAPEBACK EDITION)***

*** A UK SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BEST-SELLER ***
(MASS MARKET PAPERBACK EDITION)

Eleven years ago Marie Carter was convicted of killing her two best friends. And she’s paid the price. Now she’s being released from prison. It’s time to go home.

But life has moved on and Marie has nowhere left to go. Her parents have disowned her; her friends have abandoned her; even her children don’t want to know.

But some people out there do care – particularly when they find out that Marie has vengeance on her mind…

“Cole’s brand of hard-boiled, unpretentious crime reads like a souped-up episode of The Sweeney”
Sunday Express

“I think this writer is great. Her gangland tales set in London’s East End are riveting stuff” The Bookseller

Broken

***THE POWERFUL SEQUEL TO THE LADYKILLER
NUMBER 3 IN THE UK SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BEST SELLER LIST***

DI Kate Burrows thought she’d never face a killer like the Grantley Ripper again. But she was wrong.

One by one, children are being abandoned. Thankfully they’re rescued from harm. Then one victim is not so lucky, and Kate knows she is in a race against time to save lives.

As a parent herself, Kate’s finding the case tough and she needs the support of her lover, Patrick Kelly, more than ever before. But Patrick’s got problems of his own. A dead body’s turned up in his Soho club and, although he insists it’s a set-up, Kate begins to doubt him.

It’s not the first time Patrick’s reputation in the criminal underworld has compromised her position. But now there’s a maniac to catch and Kate can’t let anyone – not even Patrick – get in her way.

“Dark and dangerous” Sunday Mirror

Two Women

*** NUMBER 3 IN THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST-SELLER LIST ***

Danger and violence have always been part of Sue Dalston’s East End London upbringing. Unloved by her mother, abused by her father and brutalised throughout her whole marriage, in a final act of desperation she smashes her husband’s skull with a claw hammer. All that keeps her sane is knowing that she’s done it to protect her four children. At last, they are safe from harm.

When she is celled up with murderess Matilda Enderby, their fates become inextricably linked. And no-one – least of all Sue – could have predicted the consequences…

“A powerful novel” Daily Express

The Runaway

SET IN THE WEST END OF LONDON AND DOWNTOWN NEW YORK, MARTINA COLE'S FIFTH NOVEL HAS THE STORYTELLING POWER OF CATHERINE COOKSON AND THE NON-STOP ACTION OF QUENTIN TARANTINO

*** NUMBER 8 IN THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST-SELLER LIST ***

*** NUMBER 3 IN THE SATURDAY TELEGRAPH CRIME/THRILLER BEST -SELLER LIST ***

When blonde beauty Cathy Connor and Irish charmer Eamonn Docherty are thrown together as children growing up in the sleazy streets of London's East End their fate is sealed. No distance will prove too great, no deed too deplorable to separate them forever.

From an early age, Cathy learns to escape into a make-believe world where her miserable life as a prostitute's child no longer exists. But reality strikes when she's forced into care. The terrifying ordeal that follows leaves her with no choice...

Entering the twilight world of Soho as a runaway, she is rescued from the streets by Desrae, a transvestite who teaches her how to survive in the violent heart of London's criminal underworld. Meanwhile, Eamonn, who fled to America with his good-for-nothing father, has gained a reputation among the Irish and Italian Mafia as one of the most ruthless villains in New York.

It's only a matter of time before their paths cross and, when they do, Cathy's an equal match for Eamonn. She's beautiful, clever and tough enough to handle him now. And nothing's going to make her run away again...

"A powerful read with a climax that will knock your socks off" Today

The Jump

***THE TOUGHEST, MOST SENSATIONAL NOVEL YET FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, MARTINA COLE***

***A TOP RATED TELEVISION DRAMA***

Donna Brunos lives with her husband and home help in Essex. They have his and hers cars, private number plates, and gold Rolexes. They holiday in the Caribbean. Donna worships her husband.

But when Georgio is sentenced to eighteen years for armed robbery Donna's world falls apart. Innocently she believes Georgio's claims that he has been set up and when he says that he fears for his life, she agrees to help him escape with the help of Alan Cox, an old friend of Georgio's.

The arrangements bring Donna into contact with the underworld of London. And nothing could have prepared her for the characters she meets and their lifestyles. She is forced to find an inner strength to cope not only with the violence around her but also with her growing feelings for Alan who she knows is a dangerous man.

Slowly Donna discovers what Georgio is really like - and that he is involved with child pornography; has made millions from drug smuggling and intended to leave her penniless to join his child and mistress in Spain.

All Donna wants now is revenge

Goodnight Lady

***THE THIRD BESTSELLER FROM MARTINA COLE***

The infamous Briony Cavanagh was a great beauty in her day, and powerful, too.

In the sixties she ran a string of the most notorious brothels in London. Patronised by peers and politicians - even royalty some said.

Only Briony knew what went on behind those thick velvet curtains, those discreet closed doors. And Briony never opened her mouth - unless she stood to benefit.

Only Briony knew the hard and painful road she'd travelled to get there. From an impoverished childhood that ended abruptly with shocking betrayal, she had schemed and manipulated, determined to be mistress of her own fate.

But her flourishing business brought her into contact with the darker side of life at the violent heart of London's gangland. Along with her material success came risk and danger. And the Goodnight Lady had her own secret place, a place in her heart that was always shadowed with loss.

The Ladykiller

All the ingredients to be a huge hit.' Today

'Sheer escapism..gripping..will definitely keep you guessing to the end.' Company

SENSATIONAL SECOND NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DANGEROUS LADY

He's every woman's worst nightmare. George Markham has a nasty little hobby. He pursues it in secret, behind closed doors. But now George's little secret is becoming an obsession, one that erupts into an orgy of vicious sexual depravity.

Patrick Kelly is a hard man - the most feared in London. His one soft spot is his daughter, Mandy. And when she falls victim to the sadistic rapist nicknamed the Grantly Ripper, Kelly wants revenge - with or without police help.

The DI in charge of the case is Kate Burrows. It's a tough job and one that's already cost her her marriage. Kate feels for Kelly - she's a parent herself - but her growing involvement with a known villain is putting her career at risk...
As the forces of law and order and London's underworld converge in a mammoth manhunt, Kate fears she'll lose everything she's ever cared about to..... the ladykiller.

Dangerous Lady

***MARTINA COLE'S BRILLIANT AND POWERFUL DEBUT NOVEL***

***NOW AN INTERNATIONALLY BEST-SELLING TV SERIES***

'Move over Jackie (Collins)' Daily Mirror

Few first novels have been surrounded by so much attention as Dangerous Lady. It's a classic page turner...once you start, you're hooked. Set in London gangland, it tells the story of a close knit Irish family and its bid, led by the glamorous Maura Ryan, to dominate the London underworld.

Martina Cole's Dangerous Lady is Britain's answer to Mario Puzo's Godfather.