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Newest Review: ... graphic and in your face style this is a novel you wont be able to put down. The characters follow on from the first book ... more |
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by simon2005 - written on 09/10/05 (Useful, 62 readings)
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Maura’s Game by Martina Cole Maura Ryan the star of Martina Cole’s first novel “Dangerous Lady” returns in this sequel. As the head of the largest crime family in London’s underworld Maura has a busy life controlling the clubs, betting shops, loan sharks not to mention her own family. How will she cope when someone starts attacking the family trying to take over their territory? Written in Cole’s usual graphic and in your face style this is a novel you wont be able to put down. The characters follow on from the first book “Dangerous Lady” with the addition of several new ones both within the Ryan family and from outside of the family. As with her ...
by cacalala1971 - written on 07/12/02 (Very useful, 102 readings)
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Martina Cole has been one of my favourite british authors since stumbling across them after a recommendation by a friend when I was off work for a while. Wow this author has knocked my socks off. OK shes not up there with Sharespeare, Keats, Browning the list goes on. But Martina writes what she knows about and those of you who have read her books will know they are not for the fainthearted, so the review; well heregoes my first book review. Maura's Game is a sequel to her book Dangerous Lady, and although it may be a little useful to have read that one first it is not a pre-requisite. Martina has a writing style that keeps you gripped and has a ...
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