Faces: A chilling thriller of loyalty and betrayal by Martina Cole (English) Pap

Description: Faces by Martina Cole FACES: family life is always at the heart of Martinas storytelling... loyalty, protection and how the ties that bind us can also sometimes choke the very thing we want to protect. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Just before Danny Cadogan s fourteenth birthday, his father, Big Dan, leaves his wife and children to face the wrath of the men sent to collect his gambling debt. Determined to protect his mother, brother and sister, overnight Danny becomes set on making his way in a violent and dangerous world. He becomes a Face. Not just a Face, but the most feared Face in the Smoke. Out for all he can get. At any cost. Danny s ruthlessness doesn t stop at his front door. He rules his family with an iron will and his fists. But if his wife, Mary breaks her silence, it could shake Danny s criminal empire; right to the very core. And for a Face at the top of his game, there s only one way to go. Down. Because, after all, debts can be paid without money... Notes Another gritty, gripping thriller from the author of Close, The Take, The Graft and Broken. Coles 14th novel, it follows teenager Danny Cadogan as he makes his way in a violent and dangerous world, and becomes the most feared Face in the Smoke. Previous novel The Know topped the Sunday Times bestseller lists for seven weeks in hardback and was selected by Richard & Judy as one of the Best Reads for 2003. This is Coles first novel to be published in B format. Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own Sunday Express Author Biography Martina Cole is the acknowledged queen of crime drama with over twenty novels to her name, of which over a dozen have been No.1 bestsellers. Several of Martinas novels have been adapted for the screen, including The Take and The Runaway which were shown on Sky 1 to remarkable reviews. In addition, Two Women and The Graft have been adapted for the stage; both were highly acclaimed when performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, which also staged Dangerous Lady in 2012, celebrating twenty years since Martinas debut novel was published. Martina Cole is a phenomenon. She continues to smash sales records with each of her books, which have sold thirteen million copies. In 2011 Martina surpassed the 50 million sales mark since records began and was the first British female novelist for adult audiences to achieve this - and she has spent more weeks in the No. 1 slot on the original fiction bestseller list than any other adult novelist. Her hard-hitting, uncompromising and haunting writing is in a genre all its own - no one writes like Martina. Review 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 MirrorNo one writes about East End women and their vagaries like Martina Cole - Maxim Jakubowski, Murder OneA 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 Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction - The TimesIntensely readable - GuardianMartina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own - Sunday Express Utterly compelling - Mirror The story will grip you from the first pages - Best Promotional Set in the heart of Londons criminal gangland, FACES is gritty, gripping and utterly unforgettable Long Description Just before Danny Cadogan s fourteenth birthday, his father, Big Dan, leaves his wife and children to face the wrath of the men sent to collect his gambling debt. Determined to protect his mother, brother and sister, overnight Danny becomes set on making his way in a violent and dangerous world. He becomes a Face. Not just a Face, but the most feared Face in the Smoke. Out for all he can get. At any cost. Danny s ruthlessness doesn t stop at his front door. He rules his family with an iron will and his fists. But if his wife, Mary breaks her silence, it could shake Danny s criminal empire; right to the very core. And for a Face at the top of his game, there s only one way to go. Down. Because, after all, debts can be paid without money... Review Quote 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 OneA 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 Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction - The Times Intensely readable - Guardian Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own - Sunday Express Utterly compelling - Mirror The story will grip you from the first pages - Best Promotional "Headline" FACES: family life is always at the heart of Martinas storytelling... loyalty, protection and how the ties that bind us can also sometimes choke the very thing we want to protect. Details ISBN0755346149 Author Martina Cole Publisher Headline Publishing Group Year 2008 ISBN-10 0755346149 ISBN-13 9780755346141 Format Paperback Imprint Headline Book Publishing Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Media Book Language English Pages 672 Subtitle A chilling thriller of loyalty and betrayal UK Release Date 2008-05-29 Publication Date 2008-05-29 Audience General NZ Release Date 2010-12-31 AU Release Date 2010-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:14410139;

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