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Martina Cole


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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.
 

Genres: Mystery
 
New Books
October 2023

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Loyalty
 
Series
Maura Ryan
   1. Dangerous Lady (1992)
   2. Maura's Game (2002)
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DI Kate Burrows
   1. The Ladykiller (1993)
   2. Broken (2000)
   3. Hard Girls (2009)
   4. Damaged (2017)
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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) (with Jacqui Rose)
   Guilty (2024)
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Non fiction
   The Knowledge (2013)
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Omnibus editions
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Awards
BCA Crime Thriller of the Year Best Novel winner (2006) : The Take
Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award Best Novel nominee (2007) : Close


Martina Cole recommends
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Faith (2024)
Linda Calvey
"The bravest and most authentic new voice in crime fiction."
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Dead Ground (2021)
(Washington Poe, book 4)
M W Craven
"Fantastic."
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Truth Games (2020)
Caroline England
"Truly terrific."
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In the Absence of Miracles (2019)
Michael J Malone
"Disturbing but compulsive..."
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Blood Song (2019)
(Roy & Castells, book 3)
Johana Gustawsson
"A real page-turner...I loved it!."
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Dead Inside (2019)
(Maggie Jamieson, book 1)
Noelle Holten
"An excellent read."

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