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'...all the favourite Cole hallmarks - gritty dialogue, shocking violence and a gripping storyline...Cole at her finest.'
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'An eye-opening account of what life is really like on the wrong side of the tracks...immensely readable.'
'...all the favourite Cole hallmarks - gritty dialogue, shocking violence and a gripping storyline...Cole at her finest.'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Sinead Moss
Format:Hardcover
I have loved Martina Cole as an author since I bought "The Runaway" in a second hand book shop a few years ago. Since then I have read every book and thoroughly enjoyed the character and plots.
Please tell me what happened here!! I waited on this new novel for quite a long time in anticipation that it would be marvellous; unfortunately "The Business" is repetitive and predictive. The characters were unbelievable and far fetched.
I was hoping at some point that something explosive was going to happen but it never did. I look forward to the next one in the hope that it may be a better read!!
Please tell me what happened here!! I waited on this new novel for quite a long time in anticipation that it would be marvellous; unfortunately "The Business" is repetitive and predictive. The characters were unbelievable and far fetched.
I was hoping at some point that something explosive was going to happen but it never did. I look forward to the next one in the hope that it may be a better read!!
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Julie Robins
Format:Hardcover
eagerly awaited and sadly disappointed! repetitive, not captivating as her previous books and struggled to finish this one. the story was neither compelling nor believable. what a shame...
99 of 104 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read all of Martina Cole's books and, up until her last, Faces, I have always found them an excellent read, with clever, well thought out plots. Faces was gratuitously violent, with irritating text and loathsome characters. I hoped it was just a blip in her writing, but sadly 'The Business' is actually worse.
The whole plot could have been written in the synopsis on the back of the book, and just how many times did I need to be told that Imelda was not a nice person? Whole storylines were skimmed over, events happened that had me going back over pages to find out what I must have missed (not difficult: I missed huge chunks of repetitive dialogue, where the reader was told, for the hundredth time, that Imelda was not very nice); characters started to become interesting and then just disappeared (Jimmy Bailey, Michael Hanlon); Jordanna's dialogue was written as if by an adult yet she was only supposed to be two years old; Kenny had all the 'Faces' living in fear of him at the tender age of 14... come on - give the reader some credit! It was absolute drivel. And was anyone else as irritated as me with Kenny 'Boy'? This was as annoying as 'Danny Boy' in the last book!
I fear Martina Cole is heading the same way as Patricia Cornwell, her sucess makes her feel she doesn't need to try. However, if the author doesn't care about the book, why on earth should her avid fans? Thank goodness this book was only £9 in Tesco. I'll never buy another Martina Cole!
The whole plot could have been written in the synopsis on the back of the book, and just how many times did I need to be told that Imelda was not a nice person? Whole storylines were skimmed over, events happened that had me going back over pages to find out what I must have missed (not difficult: I missed huge chunks of repetitive dialogue, where the reader was told, for the hundredth time, that Imelda was not very nice); characters started to become interesting and then just disappeared (Jimmy Bailey, Michael Hanlon); Jordanna's dialogue was written as if by an adult yet she was only supposed to be two years old; Kenny had all the 'Faces' living in fear of him at the tender age of 14... come on - give the reader some credit! It was absolute drivel. And was anyone else as irritated as me with Kenny 'Boy'? This was as annoying as 'Danny Boy' in the last book!
I fear Martina Cole is heading the same way as Patricia Cornwell, her sucess makes her feel she doesn't need to try. However, if the author doesn't care about the book, why on earth should her avid fans? Thank goodness this book was only £9 in Tesco. I'll never buy another Martina Cole!
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Another fantastic book by Martine Cole
Lownloaded this onto my Kindle for a holiday read. A fantastic storyline which kept you reading and reading! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Julie K. Palmer
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fabulous book
i love martina cole i have her full collection of books and to have her on my kindle is superb.
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The Business? Not!
This was a present from my son, so I haven't researched this book beforehand. I have read one of Cole's books years ago and remember liking it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jana
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An excellent and well read story
We really love the stories written by this author. The stories are well written and very well read. They are totally believable, excellent to listen to on a long car journey.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. P. Lambert-gorwyn
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it was bought for a friend who does not have a computer ,so cant comment more but they enjoyed it
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Great
Been told great for those who can read. Does exactly what I bought it for! uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uhuh
Published 2 months ago by MR K P LEWIS
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Brilliant as Ever
I love these books. ..Martina's novels got me reading again and a lot of them are 'local' they also remind me of a past time!
Published 4 months ago by lofty
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Another great read.
Yet another good story from Martina, a really enjoyable book, as has been said before I could not put it down just had to know what happened next. Read more
Published 5 months ago by soumeg
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another great book by Martina Cole
Yet again Martin Cole tells a story of Londons underworld and gives us a detailed look at the highs and lows of living there from the lowest drug fueled people to the "faces"... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Chele
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The Business
As I have all of her books I am not disappointed but have only just started to read it it is on a par with her other books
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. Judith Brady
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