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* Don’t miss GUILTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Out now. *

In this life, you fight dirty to survive.

THE BUSINESS by the ‘undisputed queen of crime writing’ (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is an unflinching novel that exposes a world that many would rather ignore…

Imelda Dooley has made a big mistake. Pregnant, alone and scared, she starts down a trail of lies and destruction that will wreck the lives of all who try to love her.

As Imelda brings her daughter Jordanna into the world, followed by her son Kenny, she takes them with her into the dark underworld of drugs, prostitution and violence.

But all actions have consequences. The only question is, who will face them?

For more novels that will take you deep into the dark and dangerous criminal underworld, check out Martina Cole’s THE GRAFT, THE LIFE and REVENGE

Reviews

<i> Express <i>
'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about'
<i>Daily Mirror</i>
'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling'
Maxim Jakubowski, Murder One
No one writes about East End women and their vagaries like Martina Cole
<i> Guide <i>
'A powerful novel that pulls no punches... Cole has an ear for the vernacular of the East End, as well as an ability to portray the viciousness of life at the edge' the Guide
<i>The Times</i>
'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction'
<i>Guardian</i>
Intensely readable
<i> Sunday Express <i>
'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own'
<i> Mirror <i>
'Utterly compelling'
<i> Best <i>
'The story will grip you from the first pages'