Family always comes first. Until now.

Get ready for the ultimate summer read with the explosive new novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller and 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) Martina Cole.

Diana Davis has been head of the family business since the death of her husband, an infamous bank robber. She's a woman in a man's world, but no one messes with her.

Her only son, Angus, is a natural born villain, but he needs to earn Diana's trust before she'll allow him into the business.

Once he's proved he has the brains to run their clubs in Marbella, he is given what he's always wanted. It's the beginning of a reign of terror that knows no bounds.

But Angus has a blind spot: his wife, Lorna, and their three kids, Angus Junior, Sean and Eilish. And as the next generation enters the business, Angus has a painful truth to learn. Even when it comes to family, he must show no mercy...

'She's a total one-off' Guardian

'The stuff of legend' Mirror

'Superstar crime writer' This Morning

'There really is only one Martina Cole' Closer

'The undisputed Queen of crime writing' Erwin James

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.

Reviews
A fab read - no one writes crime like Martina Cole * Closer *
A great read from the queen of crime * Bella *
Fast-moving and full of guns, gangsters, drugs and gore, this gritty story delivers a terrific twist. * Sunday Mirror *
Classic Cole * Heat *
No Mercy is a gripping Cole classic, awash in graphic violence, brutal betrayal and the darkest of deeds, but also brimming with immaculately drawn characters, psychological insight, and the acute observations of family life that have made this author such a crime-writing sensation. * Lancashire Evening Post *
Martina Cole is back with typical barbed wire dialogue, a knuckleduster-hard plot and a tough new character in Diana Davis who runs her family business with a rod of iron. Relentlessly gritty! * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *
A fully engrossing read * Leicester Mercury *
Crime-Queen Martina Cole dispatches yet another grimy tale, this one gilded with 80s panache * The i *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472249449
Author Martina Cole
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 370g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 36mm