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Sarah Broadhurst's view...
The indisputable queen of the violent, gritty, gangland thriller which, although concentrates on the woman’s view of this seedy underworld, I wholeheartedly recommend her to the male reader too. Just try her, she’s got something special.
Comparison: Sheila Quigley, Mandasue Heller, Jake Arnott.
Similar this month: None, but try Margaret Murphy or Lynda La Plante.
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Synopsis
Graft by Martina Cole
In her latest novel, Martina tells the story of Nick Leary - devoted father, loyal friend and shrewd businessman - and what happens when a masked intruder breaks into his home.... In her unique style, Martina Cole holds up a mirror to our society, writing about tough and often harrowing subjects in a brutally honest and compassionate way. Her characters are injected with sympathy and warmth and there is an honesty in her books that speaks to millions of people.
Reviews
'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'
Daily Mirror
'No one writes about East End women and their vagaries like Martina Cole'
Maxim Jakubowski, Murder One 20020329
'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
-- Guide 20020329 'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction
The Times 20020329
'Intensely readable'
Guardian 20020329
'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own'
Sunday Express 20020329
'Utterly compelling'
Mirror 20020329
'The story will grip you from the first pages'
Best 20020329
'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about'
Express 20020329
About the Author
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Martina Cole is the No. 1 bestselling author of sixteen hugely successful novels. Hard Girls went straight to No. 1 on the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list. The Business was the No. 1 bestselling hardback adult fiction title of 2008 and was a No. 1 Sunday Times hardback bestseller, along with Faces, Close and The Take. The Take also won the British Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year and has been adapted for Sky One - with remarkable reviews - and The Runaway is currently in production. The Know was selected by Richard & Judy as one of the Top Ten Best Reads of 2003. Maura's Game, Faceless and The Graft also shot straight to No. 1 on the Sunday Times bestseller lists, and total sales of Martina's novels are now at ten million copies. Martina Cole has a son and daughter and lives in Kent.
Martina Cole is highly acclaimed for her hard-hitting, uncompromising and haunting writing, as well as for her incredible success.
Photograph © Geoff Howe
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