Close, Martina Cole
Close, Martina Cole
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Author: Martina Cole

Narrator: Nicola Duffett

Abridged: 4 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2008

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

The #1 bestselling novelist in the UK makes her U.S. debut with a hard-hitting story that combines the brutality and deep family ties of The Sopranos with an unparalleled look at the underbelly of London's gang land.

Patrick Brodie is on the way up. He is a risk-taker like his alcoholic father, and knows exactly how far he is prepared to go to get what he wants. Before long, Patrick has ruthlessly taken out the old guard of the criminal underworld and become a legend in his own lifetime.

The kind of women he is normally attracted to have no foolish dreams of marriage, children, or, God help them, love. But Lily Diamond is different. There's something about her that has gotten under Patrick's skin, and all he can think about is making her happy and keeping her safe.

Eventually they settle down and have a family, and grow determined that their children will not have to face the same kind of lives they did. But then, the unthinkable happens, and everything is suddenly, irreversibly changed.

Spanning over forty years in the underbelly of crime, Close is powerful, shocking, unsettling, and utterly addictive.

About Martina Cole

Martina Cole's first novel Dangerous Lady caused a sensation when it was published, and launched one of the bestselling fiction writers of her generation.Martina has since gone on to have seventeen No. 1 bestsellers. She won the British Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year with The Take, which then went on to be a hit TV series for Sky 1.Four of her novels have made it on the screen, with more in production, and three have been adapted as stage plays.Her unique, powerful storytelling is acclaimed for its hard-hitting, true-to-life style - there is no one like Martina Cole.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on March 05, 2020

From post Second World War through to the 1990s - Cole charts the ups and downs of three generations of a 'close' London gangster family held together by the matriarchal Lil. A typical Cole read with lots of 'good old London' banter and stereotypes alongside a cacophony of scheming, betrayal, abuse,......more

Goodreads review by K. on October 19, 2017

I'm a fan of Martina Cole. I've have read quite a few of her books in the past and enjoyed all of them. I didn't enjoy this one quite so much. The book is divided into three books. For me, book one dragged a little. I found my interest increased as soon as I reached book two and then I found myself......more

Goodreads review by Susan on February 28, 2021

Not one of her best. The first 2/3rds dragged and there were too many people and sub plots introduced which added nothing.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 05, 2025

I do love Martina Cole’s books but this one did not grip me as much as the others. It did tend to drag on and could have been a lot shorter and tighter….. spider and jimmy seemed to disappear which was a shame as they were interesting characters…..still would recommend though.......more

Goodreads review by Mary Pimbblet on May 27, 2019

Very slow and repetitive.......more