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By Martina Cole
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'The stuff of legend' Mirror The heart-stopping new novel from queen of crime Martina Cole. It's time to confess their sins. Steph Barker can't forget her past. A single mother, Steph runs a women's shelter for local prostitutes while coming to terms with a tragic loss.... Read More
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The brand new novel from the queen of crime and iconic No. 1 bestseller Martina Cole.

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'The stuff of legend' Mirror

The heart-stopping new novel from queen of crime Martina Cole.

It's time to confess their sins.

Steph Barker can't forget her past. A single mother, Steph runs a women's shelter for local prostitutes while coming to terms with a tragic loss. And it's people like Joseph Potter, battling with his own grief, who keep her going.

When Hennie, one of her friends from the shelter, goes missing, Steph's convinced Hennie's violent pimp Artie Rogers has something to do with it. Steph and Artie go way back, but his reign of terror throughout the Medway towns is out of control and even she can't do anything to stop him. Then another prostitute disappears and it's time to find out who's guilty.

Everyone has their secrets - but one of them is getting away with murder.

'The queen of crime' Woman & Home

'One of the best fiction authors around . . . spectacular' Closer

'Martina Cole is back and back with an unapologetic bang' 5* reader review

'Well worth the wait!' 5* reader review

'Phenomenal' 5* reader review

Due to health reasons, Martina Cole has chosen to continue her collaboration with writer Jacqui Rose for her novel Guilty.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472249517

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Book Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 432

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Martina Cole

About the Author

Martina Cole's first novel Dangerous Lady caused a sensation when it was published, and launched one of the bestselling fiction writers of her generation.

Martina has since gone on to have seventeen No. 1 bestsellers. She won the British Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year with The Take, which then went on to be a hit TV series for Sky 1.

Four of her novels have made it on the screen, with more in production, and three have been adapted as stage plays.

Her unique, powerful storytelling is acclaimed for its hard-hitting, true-to-life style - there is no one like Martina Cole.

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