Martina Cole is the acknowledged queen of crime drama with more than twenty novels to her name, of which over a dozen have been No.1 bestsellers.
Several of Martina's novels have been adapted for the screen, including The Take and The Runaway which were shown on Sky 1 to remarkable reviews. In addition, Two Women and The Graft have been adapted for the stage; both were highly acclaimed when performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, which also staged Dangerous Lady in 2012, celebrating twenty years since Martina's debut novel was published.
Several of Martina's novels have been adapted for the screen, including The Take and The Runaway which were shown on Sky 1 to remarkable reviews. In addition, Two Women and The Graft have been adapted for the stage; both were highly acclaimed when performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, which also staged Dangerous Lady in 2012, celebrating twenty years since Martina's debut novel was published.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Novels
Goodnight Lady (1994)
The Jump (1995)
The Runaway (1997)
Two Women (1999)
Faceless (2001)
The Know (2003)
The Graft (2004)
The Take (2005)
Close (2006)
Faces (2007)
The Business (2008)
The Family (2010)
The Faithless (2011)
The Life (2012)
Revenge (2013)
The Good Life (2014)
Get Even (2015)
Betrayal (2016)
No Mercy (2019)
Loyalty (2023)
The Jump (1995)
The Runaway (1997)
Two Women (1999)
Faceless (2001)
The Know (2003)
The Graft (2004)
The Take (2005)
Close (2006)
Faces (2007)
The Business (2008)
The Family (2010)
The Faithless (2011)
The Life (2012)
Revenge (2013)
The Good Life (2014)
Get Even (2015)
Betrayal (2016)
No Mercy (2019)
Loyalty (2023)
Omnibus
A Life of Crime (2020)
Life on the Inside (2020)
Martina's Strong Women (2020)
The Maura Ryan Books (2020)
Crime is a Family Affair (2020)
Martina on Screen (2020)
Martina Cole Collection 10 Books Set (2022)
Martina Cole Collection 11 Books Set (2022)
Life on the Inside (2020)
Martina's Strong Women (2020)
The Maura Ryan Books (2020)
Crime is a Family Affair (2020)
Martina on Screen (2020)
Martina Cole Collection 10 Books Set (2022)
Martina Cole Collection 11 Books Set (2022)
Non fiction
Awards
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Martina Cole recommends

Everything Is Not Enough (2000)
Bernardine Kennedy
"A powerful and emotional novel - you'll be hooked."

Gangsters Wives (2007)
Lee Martin
"A must read! Wonderful characters... F*** off plot. And you can quote me on that."

Gangster Girl (2010)
(Gangland Girls Trilogy, book 2)
Dreda Say Mitchell
"A great read written by a great girl."

First Frost (2011)
(DI Jack Frost Prequel, book 1)
James Henry
"Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can't recommend it highly enough."

The Girl With All The Gifts (2014)
(Girl With All The Gifts, book 1)
M R Carey
"If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing."

The Photographer (2018)
(Narey and Winter, book 7)
Craig Robertson
"I can't recommend this book highly enough."

The Locksmith (2021)
(Ruby Murphy, book 1)
Linda Calvey
"The bravest and most authentic new voice in crime fiction."
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