'Kept me up half the night as couldn't put it down. Absolutely adore Martin and Beth. Edge of seat all the way.' Reviewer, *****A DEVASTATING ATTACK.Beth is walking her dog in a secluded wooded area around Manchester, when she's viciously attacked. After fighting the man off, she gets away with her life, but is left with a horrifying secret.A LOVER'S BETRAYAL.As Beth moves on ...

'Wow!!… captivated from the beginning, couldn't put the book down… kept me on the edge of my seat through the twists and turns, ups and downs... incredible.' Netgalley Reviewer, *****Growing up in one of Manchester's roughest council estates Mark (Macca) McNeil's life seems already written for him until joining forces with rough boy Todd Br...

Book 1 in this gritty Manchester crime trilogy. When your enemies get close, family loyalty is all you can trust.Brother and sister Peter and Adele Robinson never stood a chance. Dragged up by an alcoholic, violent father, and a weak, beaten mother, their childhood in Manchester only prepared them for a life of crime and struggle. But Adele is determined to break the mould. She studies hard at school and, inspired ...

She's got her street family but who can she trust?TWO SISTERS ALONESophie and Kelsey have always had each other. When their mum is diagnosed with cancer and their dad fails to step up, they're forced to move into the care system. But Sophie knows they'll be okay as long as she's there to protect her sister.ONE FINAL CHANCEBut when Kelsey is found a foster family and Sophie can...

This entertaining collection of 10 assorted tales explores a variety of genres with stories of crime, love and family dilemmas. There are also a few twists and surprises along the way. The common thread running through each story is - consequences.- In HELD UP our heroine is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes a witness in an unusual bank robbery.- In ISLAND OF DREAMS Joe and Bev are looking forward to returning to the island they visited on honeymoon 34...

Five years after the traumatic events witnessed by Rita and Yansis in Manchester, the couple finally agree to return with their young son, Daniel, to attend her brother John's wedding to the beautiful Paula.But memories are long on the Riverhill Estate, and when Daniel goes missing, Rita realises she has many enemies with a motive for taking her child. Once more she faces a race against the clock t...

It's 1991, and Rita is looking forward to her return to Manchester after a few years in Greece with her husband Yansis. But once back she finds a cuckoo in the family nest – a dope-smoking 'businessman' called Leroy. Worse, he is her sister Jenny's boyfriend, and father of her unborn child.Rita and Yansis retreat to stay with friends Julie and Vinny, now living in a comfortable suburb of the city. ...

'Be prepared, once you start reading, it's hard to put down.' NetGalley Reviewer, *****Follow the ups and downs of the working girls on the streets of Manchester – as they navigate ruthless pimps, passionate love affairs, intimidating gangs, and heart-racing revenge – with the gritty gangland thrillers from Heather Burnside.Collected in a single volume for the first time, this is the five novels in the Working Girls series:THE MARKRUBY

When Julie Quinley wakes up after a night out with friends to find herself accused of murder, it proves to be only the beginning of her worst nightmare. Released by the police due to lack of evidence, Julie nevertheless faces the taunts and hostility of colleagues, as more and more people – including members of her own family – seem convinced she is a cold-hearted killer.Just when it seems as if all hope has gone, and Julie's menta...

When Adele's brother, Peter, gets banged up for GBH she reluctantly agrees to run his nightclub, The Golden Bell. Strong opposition from Peter's thuggish number two, Glynn, who isn't best pleased about answering to a woman, isn't the only challenge she faces.The Manchester club scene of the 1990s is a dangerous place, at the mercy of illicit protection rackets and rampaging gangs, and, despite Adele's efforts to keep everything legal, the club is beginning to feel like a poisoned c...

The page-turning new instalment of The Working Girls series from the queen of urban crime.THE STRONGER SEXRuby has always been strong. Growing up with a feeble mother and an absent father, she is forced to fight the battles of her younger siblings. And when a childhood experience leaves her traumatised, her distrust of men turns to hatred.ON THE STREETSWith no safe place to call home, Ruby is ...

Bloomsbury presents Blood Ties by Heather Burnside, read by Penelope Rawlins.From the bestselling author of BORN BAD.Adele Robinson is locked up – convicted for the murder of her abusive father. She quickly realises that she’ll have to play it tough if she's going to survive, and soon gains a reputation for standing her ground.Meanwhile, her brother Peter is building his criminal empire on the outside – run...