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Broken [Kindle Edition]

Martina Cole (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
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Leading an investigation into the neglect and abandonment of a number of young Grantley children throws DI Kate Burrows into contact with the most vile and repugnant of criminals. As a mother herself, Kate finds their crimes almost incomprehensible. And with the case becoming ever more sinister, she knows she needs to find answers quickly.

Emotionally drained by the rigours of the investigation, it's a real struggle for Kate to find the energy to deal with the complex problems unfolding in her domestic life. Despite assurances to the contrary it seems Patrick Kelly, hardman and love of DI Burrows' life, is still firmly entrenched in the East End underworld. When a body turns up in Patrick's seedy Soho club it seems he has finally got in over his head and the only person in a position to help him is Kate.

Set in familiar Cole territory of East End London, Broken is every bit as gritty and compelling as The Ladykiller. The story as it unfolds is gruesome, uncomfortable and peppered with violence but it is also carefully and thoroughly researched. Martina Cole knows what life in Grantley is and does not shy away from using the strong language of the street in addition to enough cockney rhyming slang to put any would-be pearly king to the test. A well-paced, gripping page-turner with strong, credible female characters, Broken definitely fits the unputdownable category. --Sarah Crawford

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'Cole's brand of hard-boiled, unpretentious crime reads like a souped-up episode of The Sweeney' (Mirror )

'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction' (The Times )

'Dark and Dangerous' (Sunday Mirror )

'I was hooked from page one. This is an enthralling, brilliant read' (Best )
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 830 KB
  • Print Length: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Headline (6 Oct 2005)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002TZ3E9S
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,231 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic follow up to The Ladykiller 3 Dec 2000
By victoria.smith@cableinet.co.uk
Format:Paperback
This book did not take me long to read as I couldn't put it down. Martina Cole has produced yet another great piece and to be reunited with old names was great. If you read The Ladykiller you will have a better undestanding of this follow on (and George Markham has to be one of my favorites), I would advise reading this before Broken; in fact I would advise reading all of her work. I love her style of writing and the down to earth characters who are not film stars or fancifull artists but gritty, realistic, hard people. The only problem with MC is that she does not write quickly enough and now I have a long wait for her next offering!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars She's no PD James but................................ 28 Jun 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Martina Cole writes crime like Danielle Steele writes love stories. The writing may not be the best in the world and she does tend to go a bit OTT on the violence and abuse aspect and I should say the general level of bad language (wot must everyone fink of us East Londoners! A bunch of 'oring, feeving *"$%s!) but, if you're not after a particularly intellectual read and just want something that's not that taxing on the brain, then she's ideal. I loved The Ladykiller which was the first book I read. Since then, I don't think she's really equalled it in my reckoning. However, at least there is a bit of mystery and suspense in Broken which does keep you hooked to the end. Personally, I welcomed the return of Kate Burrows and have to admit to being so engrossed that I've nearly missed my stop on the tube, on more than one occasion. Read it and enjoy it for what it is.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Martina Cole winner 12 Mar 2007
By O. Doyle
Format:Paperback
This is my fourth Martina Cole book after reading `The Know', `The Ladykiller' and `The Take' and as with the other 3 `Broken' didn't disappoint. Broken has the same feel as the previous three as all the books are set in the same area and all involve the criminal underworld and the evil that pulses through it. In `Broken' the story starts with the discovery of a childs body on a dump. The child can't be identified as nobody has come forward to report him missing, which begs the question `who wouldn't report their child missing'.

DI Kate Burrows is struggling to make sense of what's going on with the children and mothers of Grantley when her relationship with local hardman Patrick Kelly throws up another problem for her to deal with. What follows is a novel that twists and turns from beginning to end and a whole lot of surprises along the way. `Broken' is an excellent book and as with previous Martina Cole books it kept me gripped from beginning to end. There are several stories going on at the same time but it's not until the very end that they're all tied together......I love that aspect of these books. Broken was thoroughly enjoyable and I highly recommended it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars cole
I think Martina Cole books are the best books i have ever read, i shall be buying another couple of her books soon so i can read them on the aeroplane, on my holiday to los vegas.
Published 14 days ago by d sleigh
5.0 out of 5 stars Martina Cole - Broken
First Martina Cole book I have read . I know from the minute I start reading a book if I am going to like it or not . Read more
Published 17 days ago by Mejuliee
5.0 out of 5 stars Broken one of her best
Loved this one fast paced interesting characters Martina Cole at her best . Can't wait to start another but wonder if it will be as riverting as this .
Published 28 days ago by susie58
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read but didn't make me rush to next chapter
Another good read but getting to know what's going to happen
'm now. Shame I really enjoyed all her books I've read
Published 1 month ago by debbie geals
5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty read
Couldn't put it down once I started reading. Not for the faint hearted though. Always exciting from the first page.
Published 1 month ago by Fozzie
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This book kept me enthralled,l could not put it down,it has
So many suspects and twists and turns and it keeps you hanging on right to the end. Read more
Published 1 month ago by leonard pratt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!
As with all of her books I have read I loved it! They are all usually wirtten around the same kind of London Criminal Underworld backdrop but it amazes me how they can be all so... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Beetlejuice
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book
It is not as good as some
Of her other books or just too many people involved makes it difficult to get in to it
Published 2 months ago by Darak
5.0 out of 5 stars Martina Cole at her best!
If you like Martina Cole you'll love this book. It's gritty and insightful and the characters are shockingly real. Brilliant!
Published 2 months ago by mrs dj skinner
5.0 out of 5 stars A+++
Cant actually recall reading this yet, but it arrived promptly with very little fuss. I look forwards to getting round to it
Published 2 months ago by Noura4eva
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