Maura's Game: A gripping crime thriller of danger, determination and one unstoppable woman

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The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I had previously read author Martina Cole´s excellent novel "Ladykiller" and decided to give "Maura´s Game" a try in hopes that it would rise to the same level. She really just wanted to keep her children safe and didn’t want Lee or by consequence their children and her mixed up in it and I one million per cent agreed with her. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter.

A Liverpudlian 'face', Tommy Rifkind sleeps with Maura, but takes advantage of their relationship to try his own takeover of the Ryan businesses, legitimate and otherwise. It's interesting how the gangster world is so ruthless, parents are told their offspring are to be killed and have no choice but to inform on them. I am reviewing the gangster thriller Maura's Game by Martina Cole which is a very good novel which I bought from a car boot sale. Written at a good pace and in a style that easily allows you to grab just a little bit when time is a stretch. I had forgotten many plot points, but the head in the wardrobe has definitely always stayed with me.But enemies from her past are closing in and they’re about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan. Vic is the proverbial invisible man, as he scuppers the Ryan family plans at every turn, but nobody can locate him when Maura Ryan wants to meet him. I've read many books by Martina Cole and despite falling in love with Cole's writing style, I soon realised that all of her books share a similar story and are all of the same genre. Her unique, powerful storytelling is acclaimed for its hard-hitting, true-to-life style - there is no one like Martina Cole. Maura's Game is an explosive novel of East End violence and corruption from one of the most original voices in fiction today.

This is the followup to dangerous lady, and your with Maura all the way, this is great page turner and each chapter makes you want some more.That said reading about Benny Ryan gluing people's eyes shut or stapling them was pretty awful, but not enough to give a book 1 star, if you can't handle a bit of swearing or violence then stick with kiddie books and leave Martina to the grown ups. bestseller Martina Cole which catapulted her to fame and made her the ‘undisputed queen of crime writing’ ( Guardian). It wasn't as good as Dangerous Lady which is the first Maura Ryan book and readers should read that book first before this one just for continuity and to understand the characters further than what is written about them in this book. then there's Maura's nephew, Benny, the image of his Uncle Michael, but so similar in character to his Uncle Garry.