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Just before Danny Cadogan's 14th 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.
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Good storyline
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The electrifying sequel to Martina Cole's Dangerous Lady combines emotional drama and shocking realism. 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....
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Get Even
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The twenty-second novel from Sunday Times number-one best seller Martina Cole, author of Dangerous Lady, The Take, The Good Life, and many more.... Playing grown-ups, the future is theirs for the taking. Sharon Conway and Lenny Scott are childhood sweethearts.
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gripping
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Publisher's Summary
The Family by Sunday Times number one best seller Martina Cole gets right to the core of family life and the dangerous line between love and hate.
The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian), Martina's unique, powerful storytelling will appeal to fans of Karin Slaughter and Patricia Cornwell.
Family is everything for the Murphy clan. Philip runs his business empire with the help of his brother, and dotes on his two sons who will, one day, take over.
His wife Christine is his perfect match. She'd always dreamed of a big happy family and, when she married into the Murphys, she thought she'd found one. But when that illusion is shattered, she's already in too deep.
The Murphys are dangerous and Christine can't unsee the horrors she has now been forced to open her eyes to. But nor can she escape them.
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- Pat
- 07-05-2012
martina cole not at her best
If you could sum up The Family in three words, what would they be?
I have read all of Martina Cole's book and enjoy them immensely, but this story is some what predictable , but still a good read not one of her best though
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
not this time
Have you listened to any of Annie Aldington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
yes, excellent reader
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
intriguing story of life, family and crime
Any additional comments?
no, Martina Cole is an excellent crime thriller writer
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- Mrs. J. M. Benjamin-potts
- 27-02-2016
Martina Cole smashes it again!
another great story from Martina Cole with believable characters, great narrative and the narrator was fabulous!
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- Geraldine Taylor
- 28-09-2015
Not quite believable.
Too much happened that couldn't be explained away. Not as enjoyable as other Cole books.
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- G.
- 23-12-2012
Well worth a listen
As with Martina Cole novels the book is a great audiobook to listen to however the ending although good is a bit hurried for all the groundwork that goes before even saying that its a great listen. Martina creates characters you love or hate in only a way that she can.
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- nucola
- 19-09-2016
brilliant
had me gripped from the very start, brilliant storyline . you can visualise every charaters.
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- MARIA
- 25-02-2016
Love this book
I am an absolute martina cole fan love this book one of her best excellent
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- Rose
- 31-08-2015
blood's thicker than water so says the family
Martina Cole writes like a soap opera screen writer. She's what you'd call a tube station writer. All the chapters are short which means there's time to read them between tube stops. However the story is good. irf you like medium paced novels with violence and introspection then you'll like this one. I liked bits of it but for me there was too much introspection which took the pace off it too often and the nmarator might have done a bertter job. I'd say it was an average book but well written with plenty of attention to detail.
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- james mccracken
- 14-12-2018
Slow starter
Another amazing book. Slow to start but what an amazing ending couldn’t stop listening. Brilliant
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- barbara smith
- 14-08-2018
worth a read
enjoyed the book but unlike other cole books wasent edge of seat stuff..worth a read though
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- Puddycats
- 24-06-2018
loved it! another triumph by Martina!
wonderful twists and turns! does not end the way you think it will... must listen
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-01-2017
Loved this
Loved this book, endless hours of driving made so much easier. Fully recommend this one.