The Business, Martina Cole
The Business, Martina Cole
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The Business
A compelling suspense thriller of danger and destruction

Author: Martina Cole

Narrator: Annie Aldington

Unabridged: 15 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 03/01/2012

Synopsis

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.

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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 Michelle

One of my favorite authors, I loved this book. Being from Essex myself I just love the characters dialogue, I feel right at home in these pages. Really recommend this book and all books to be honest by Martina Cole. Five stars.......more

Goodreads review by Baba

A tale of a London criminal dynasty forever overshadowed by a malevolent female junkie relative in their midst - was my original one sentence review. 6 out of 12 Sounds like one worth rereading, if I recall correctly.......more

Goodreads review by Beffcrk

I struggled to get into this book at first and it took me quite a while to read as I wasn’t desperate to find out what was going on. I enjoyed getting to know some of the characters but I felt like some of them just dropped of the radar during the book and you don’t hear about again. I got slightly......more

Goodreads review by Jane

Excellent Cole manages to put you right there. It's part of society we prefer to ignore. But Cole doesn't allow you to walk away. It's a very powerful book. She also handles it well. While telling the truth yet trying to be sensitive to the children. Awesome read.......more

Goodreads review by Arwen

I read this straight after 'The Graft' and frankly didn't like it so much. It could easily be 100 pages shorter. I think Martina Cole's strong points are dialogue and action. She doesn't disappoint in either, but there is page after page of character analysis and psychology which I found boring and......more

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