I haven’t read the first book but in this book, we meet Maura at a stage in her life where she has left behind her past in crime and has settled down with her boyfriend Terry. I've read many books by Martina Cole and despite falling in love with Cole's writing style, I soon realised that all of her books share a similar story and are all of the same genre. Maura's Game is an explosive novel of East End violence and corruption from one of the most original voices in fiction today. This book deals with a lot of issues from Cole’s signature style of tackling family dynamics in the criminal underworld as well as homophobia, racism and sexism. MAURA'S GAME is the unputdownable sequel to DANGEROUS LADY, the iconic first novel by Sunday Times No.

It wasn't as good as Dangerous Lady which is the first Maura Ryan book and readers should read that book first before this one just for continuity and to understand the characters further than what is written about them in this book. Maura Ryan was the queen of the criminal underworld when she pulled off the most audacious gold bullion robbery of all time. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Het kan aan mij liggen, omdat ik Gevaarlijke dame nog niet gelezen heb, maar ik vond Grof spel minder goed dan Vrouwen zonder gezicht. It's interesting how the gangster world is so ruthless, parents are told their offspring are to be killed and have no choice but to inform on them. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. The ideology of not bringing business inside family was experimented deeper and clearer with beautiful vision. This was a very violent and profance book that's not for every reader, but I found it felt very true to life.

p>Read about how we’ll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice. It was quite difficult to find a member of the family to like in fairness and yet you still wanted to know what happened them even if you weren’t terribly worried what did. There´s a story in that which I gather is detailed in a previous novel about Maura and her criminal family.But enemies from her past are closing in and they're about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan. The electrifying sequel to Martina Cole's Dangerous Lady combines emotional drama and shocking realism. Eerste deel staat hier tussen aanhalingstekens omdat Martina Cole in eerste instantie niet van plan was om een vervolg te schrijven. None of the characters have any endearing qualities but as it is a tale of gangsters that is only to be expected.

Maura is the Queen of the Criminal underworld and helps her remaining brothers take care of business.

bestseller Martina Cole which catapulted her to fame and made her the 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian). Four of her novels have made it on the screen, with more in production, and three have been adapted as stage plays. They put this down in quite ruthless fashion even killing the adult children of people quite dear to them.

Moreover, it does not have an engaging detective plot when the author gradually gives some hints as to "who's done all that", encouraging reader's interest. But enemies from her past are closing in and they’re about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan. I had forgotten many plot points, but the head in the wardrobe has definitely always stayed with me. Maura, one of the main characters of Dangerous lady, came back for a second book when after 10 years of retirement and getting everything she thought she wanted, she couldn't leave her family behind as head of the Ryan crime gang in London.In one of her interviews, Martine Cole said that she hated when readers complain of the excessive violence in her books. The ending is a bolt from the blue, gives you the clear vision of how it has to be done if ended up in such (character's) way. 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. But then again that's what editors are for and I guess nobody messes with a Martina Cole manuscript, she's fabulous and I'm a huge fan. The Ryans are one hell of a family and in this Maura has her hands full keeping her brother and Mother under control!