Maura's Game by Martina Cole
Maura Ryan was the queen of the criminal underworld when she pulled off the most audacious gold bullion robbery of all time. Since then she's retired from a life of crime to be with the only man she's ever loved. But enemies from her past are closing in and they're about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan. The dangerous lady is back and she's as lethal as ever...Maura's Game is an explosive novel of East End violence and corruption from one of the most original voices in fiction today. Martina Cole's unique blend of emotional drama and shocking realism combine in this electrifying new bestseller.
The Guardian ran a piece in Inside Track (latest news from the publishing industry) on Martina Cole"With her second number 1 of 2002 she joins the small band of so called "mega" authors, in a particularly valuable category who produce at least one new book a year...Cole's success, like Rankin's, follows a steady build-up of a kind that is becoming rare in the book business, which prefers nowadays to produce such results instantly." - Guardian'Pacy and dramatic' Woman's Own - Woman's Own'A violently realistic thriller of East End life, with Essex-born Cole once again proving adept at getting authentic language down on the page' Closer magazine - Closer magazine
Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. Her first novel, Dangerous Lady, became a highly successful TV drama series. Since then she has written seven more bestselling novels set in London's gangland, one of which, The Jump, was also made into a major television drama.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780747269663 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747269661 |
| Title | Maura's Game |
| Author | Martina Cole |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2002-10-21 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for WH Smith Thumping Good Read Book Award 2003, Short-listed for WH Smith Book Awards (Fiction) 2003, Short-listed for WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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