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by Martina Cole
Patrick Brodie is on the way up. He is a risk-taker like his alcoholic father, and knows exactly how far he is prepared to go to get what he wants. Before long, Patrick has ruthlessly taken out the old guard of the criminal underworld and become a legend in his own lifetime.
The kind of women he is normally attracted to have no foolish dreams of marriage, children, or, God help them, love. But Lily Diamond is different. There's something about her that has gotten under Patrick's skin, and all he can think about is making her happy and keeping her safe.
Eventually they settle down and have a family, and grow determined that their children will not have to face the same kind of lives they did. But then, the unthinkable happens, and everything is suddenly, irreversibly changed.
Spanning over forty years in the underbelly of crime, CLOSE is powerful, shocking, unsettling, and utterly addictive.
"Despite needless repetitions...this book should appeal to those who like their crime fiction raw." - Publishers Weekly.
"Her book flops as a family saga, a thriller, and a crime story. Not recommended." - Library Journal.
"Cole's repetitious analyses of family dynamics and gang politics renders the book at least a third too long. A dismal sojourn in some very unpleasant company." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex, England. She is the #1 bestselling author of adult fiction in the U.K. Her first novel, Dangerous Lady, was an instant bestseller and became a highly successful TV drama series. Since then Martina Cole has written 12 more bestselling novels set in the criminal underworld.
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