The Family, Martina Cole
The Family, Martina Cole
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The Family
A dark thriller of loyalty, crime and corruption

Author: Martina Cole

Narrator: Annie Aldington

Unabridged: 13 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 03/01/2012


Synopsis

THE FAMILY by Sunday Times No.1 bestseller 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.

(P)2012 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

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

Another romp through the East End of London / Essex world of gangster families and the urban crime realities they live in. This tale centres round a completely ‘straight’ law abiding, naïve and inexperienced, but infatuated and brow-beaten at home by a domineering mother, teenager marrying one of th......more

I love Martina Cole and the atmosphere she creates in her books. I will eventually read them all because between her pages, it feels like home. Four stars.......more

Goodreads review by Jane

Wow! Not much to say that hasn't been said already. Great story, great characters and a nice twist at the end. Couldn't put it down. Enjoy......more

Goodreads review by Di

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