A gripping gangland thriller from the Queen of Urban Crime, Heather Burnside.WILL JUSTICE BE SERVED?Hannah Conway overhears a lot while working behind the bar of a nightclub – friendly gossip, lovers quarrels, bad business deals – but nothing that usually involves anyone she cares about.Until she hears Jez Reilly, a corrupt businessman who runs the club, talking about the street her grandma lives on. Jez wants to buy the land for a ...

'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 ...

Someone knows what she did...Businesswoman Laura Sharples owns a fashionable chain of clothing shops, but not so long ago she called herself Crystal and worked the streets of Manchester. Although she's moved on, she's never forgotten how far she had to go to beat her addictions and raise her daughter, Candice.But when Laura's business is repeatedly vandalised, she begins to fall back into old habits to cope with the stress....

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...

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 – running protection rackets, seedy nightclubs and all manner of schemes to make a fast buck. He so...

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...

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...

'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

Can she survive the city streets alone?NOBODY TO CALLWith an unfit mother and a brother who despises her, working girl Amber can rely on no one but herself – until the meanest pimp in Manchester, Kev Pike, offers her his protection. Unfortunately, this attracts the fury of Cora, a prostitute no one wants to get on the wrong side of...NOWHERE TO HIDEWhen Cora i...

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. ...