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The Life

A dark suspense thriller of crime and corruption

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The Life

By: Martina Cole
Narrated by: Annie Aldington
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 The most authentic novel of gangster family life ever written, from the No. 1 bestselling author.


The Bailey brothers are gangsters determined to make their mark in the world. Peter and Daniel are chalk and cheese in many ways - Peter's calm exterior belies his ruthless nature, while Daniel's penchant for spectacular violence is legendary - but together they are unstoppable. From the late seventies they rule London's East End and, when their sons join the business, it seems that no one can touch the powerful Baileys. Although it's never easy at the top; there is always someone waiting to take you down - sometimes even those closest to you . . . Lena Bailey is determined to shield her youngest child Tania from the Life. But when a terrible tragedy occurs, Tania's eyes are opened to their world in a way that forces her to make an irrevocable choice that will determine her future.

(P)2012 Headline Digital©2012 Martina Cole Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting Fiction

Critic reviews

'We always get excited when a Martina Cole novel drops on our desk, and she continues to maintain her reputation as one of the best fiction authors around with this gritty and unforgettable story of a family immersed in a world of violence and revenge. Spectacular' 5 *****
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loved it from beginning to the end.
martina cole another great read.
and as always Annie Aldington makes it all come to life

great read

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most annoying thing is every couple minutes is a new chapter. Great narration as always

annoying

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Probably my favourite Martina Cole book to date. Storyline was excellent. Not easy to narrate when you’ve not two Bailey twins and they’ve got 7 Bailey sons and 2 Bailey daughters between them but narration was excellent as always

No escaping The Life

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very much like other books by her but don't regret getting it glad I purchasedas I will read again further down the road

typical gangster

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As usual Martina Cole delivers again, narrated with quality.. gutted when it ended….
Highly recommend
Five stars all the way

Gripping

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