Black Widow - Jessie Keane

I bought this book three months ago at the airport when I was going on holiday and I have only just finished reading it, that alone is not a good sign that this book was very good as if I like a book I will read it in a matter of weeks not months. Standing in WH Sminths at Manchester Airport with hundreds of books to choose I really did not know what book to read and I think what made me buy this book was the little red circle on the fromt cover that says "As good as Martina Cole or your money back". Now I have said in previous reviews that I absolutely love Martina Cole and have read all of her novels therefore if this book was going to be as good ...  Read the complete review

This was another book I took on holiday to scratch that 'more meaty' itch I had after too many fluffy girly books recently. The story starts with Annie Carter enjoying life in Majorca with her husband Max and daughter Layla. But Max is the head of the Carter Firm (London Mob) and someone has tracked him down. One minute everything is tranquil, the next Max and Layla are gone, and it's left to Annie to sort out the mess left behind. She heads back to London to try and raise the cash the kidnappers have demanded for her daughter, but The Firm is not in the shape it should be. The story is pretty fast in pace, but not really as meaty as it ...  Read the complete review

Jessie Keane has produced a trilogy of books. They are all running along the crime/thriller end of the market with a strong female lead. This second book in the follow up from book 1 (Dirty Game), starts out in Spain with Max and Annie living the perfectly quiet life with their daughter Layla. Annie Bailey is now Mrs Annie Carter and she loves her life as a happily married woman. Max' brother Jonjo is also there and they are all enjoying the sun until everything goes blank for Annie. When she comes round there is no sign of Max, Jonjo is dead and her daughter missing. Armed with nothing but her determination and her passport, a phone call sends her on a plane ...  Read the complete review

Black Widow - Jessie Keane This is my first Jessie Keane read and it certainly won't be my last. Black widow is the second book in a trilogy, but it can easily be read as a standalone as the reader is told briefly of the history between characters. Black Widow is based around Annie Carter wife of Max, the head of the Carter Clan. Annie, Max and there 4 year old daughter Layla are living in 1970s Majorca when there is a hit on them, leaving Annie alone at the house and Max and Layla gone. In a fight to save her family Annie travels to London to rescue them anyway she can. This was a well written book with twists and turns at every ...  Read the complete review