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Martina Cole (Author)
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Publication Date: 4 July 1996
Donna Brunos worships her husband and is devastated when he is jailed for armed robbery. Georgio swears he’s been set up and persuades Donna to help him escape.

Implementing ‘the jump’ takes Donna into a twilight world she never believed existed - a world of brutal sex and casual violence. Finally, she is confronted by a series of shattering revelations that threaten not only everything she believes in but also, ultimately, her own life...

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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (4 July 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0747248214
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747248217
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 4.3 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 119,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling' -- Daily Mirror 'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction' -- The Times 'Intensely readable' -- Guardian 'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own' -- Sunday Express 'Utterly compelling' -- Mirror 'The story will grip you from the first pages' -- Best 'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about' -- Express --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of eleven novels set in London's gangland, and her most recent three novels have gone straight to No. 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller lists.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller that thrills! 11 May 2004
By Lisa Henshaw VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I don't usually read crime novels, I am a historical fiction fan, but someone at work lent me this book. I was hooked from the first few pages. Donna's husband is arrested and imprisoned and she has absolutely no idea of what he was involved in and to what extent. He asks her to arrange his escape and through meeting a lot of dodgy characters (including her in-laws) she finally realises how her husband had been keeping her in so much luxury, and it is a shock to her. Donna's character develops as the story goes on and she becomes stronger and stronger until you are cheering her on in the final pages.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would be interested to read another of the author's novels.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best so far... 3 May 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having read most of martina cole's books now this has to be the best by far, not taking anything at all away from the others, but the way she manages to get you inside the characters mind is unbelievable, you almost feel as if you are with the characters all the way.

Just ordered the video for this, having not seen the television serialisation previously, hope its as good as the book.

Can't wait till October for the new one to be released.

Keep up the good work Martina....

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Donna's the Girl..!!!! 21 Jun 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Well what can i say, this book was great, i have read all off Martina's book's but i alway's say this is the best. She proved amoung all that women are strong without a doubt. I so can't wait for 'Faceless' itching to get stuck in.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars GRIPPING & FAST MOVING 23 Nov 2006
By A. Rose TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As usual from Martina Cole, very gripping with lots of bad language, bad people and a fantastic humorous twist at the end. This one centres around Donna who doesn't realise she's married to a naughty boy. She soon has to wake up to all he's done (and it's bad !) and by the end of the book she's no longer the naïve innocent that she started out married life as. I don't know whether her description of `being inside' is accurate but if it is, it's a very frightening place.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Martina at her best! 16 Oct 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
The Jump kept me so involved, I lost three days of my life! This amazing book is one hell of a ride, this and Two Women are definately her best efforts yet. Donnas character is complex- yet one most women can relate to and Georgios character is fantastic- the more you read the more you want to strangle him yourself. Lots of twists and turns, this book is ideal if you like underworld thrillers and you love loosing yourself in a book- go on get lost! I did and loved every minute of it!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars not her best, but an easy read 1 Jan 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Being a fan of Martina Cole, i was disappointed when I read Donna's story. So much of it doesn't add up. She has never met a man described by her husband as his best friend, she cannot adopt because of her husband's past yet is surprised that he has criminal dealings, she forgets completely about a hotel they own in Sri Lanka until it is useful to the plot and despite finding out all about child pornography she does nothing about it (and she is obsessed with having a child). And I was surprised she managed to get anything done as she seemed to spend most of the novel in tears. As usual it has a cast of thousands, most of whom you never rally work out if they are anything to do with the plot, but it is a great story.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are a Martina Cole fan this book will not disappoint 26 April 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I usually know if l am going to like a character within the first few chapters, however just as I made up my mind, the author put in a twist making merealise I didn't know the character at all.

One twist after another. A must for all Martina ole fans. Another one you won't want to put down.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating..thrilling.. 29 Sep 1999
By Audrey D. LeLeux
Format:Paperback
Last year, while en-route to Russia via a ship, my husband was given this book to help pass the time. After he returned to the States, he gave it to me. This is an excellent book. It's been a long time since an author has held my attention this way. After searching for more of her books, I was able to find them on Amazon.co.uk and was extremely excited. I have since read four of her books in three weeks and I am currently waiting for her latest one to arrive.

Martina Cole writes with an insight to things like no other author I've read. My husband is not a "reader" and he thoroughly enjoys her work.

by: Audrey LeLeux

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5.0 out of 5 stars Martina Cole - The Jump
Typical Martina Cole.....families, gangsters and voilence. An all round great read and just what you expect from Martina - a gritty and compeling read!!!
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The Jump by Martind Cole isan excellelent read all her books are good and I really enjoy them a good read
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All of my Martina Cole book reviews are sounding very similar haha! But unfortunately that has to be the way as with all the others I have read I could not put it down! Read more
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This book is slower to catch me than usual for Martina Cole books but I'm the firth chapter in now and starting to make my head spin with the possabilities of where it could take... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. C. Webster
3.0 out of 5 stars very long
Although this book was very long i did quite enjoy it. However i then brought two women and could not get in to that.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The jump by Martina Cole
As always a very good read, Martina Cole never disappoints. Recommend this book to anyone . Interesting characters and plenty of them
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
This was a good read, but she does tend to repeat her sentences and words she uses to describe actions etc. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Another very good read from Martina Cole - held my interest from the start to the end. I would recommend this book highly.
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4.0 out of 5 stars another winner
As usual, Martina Cole never disappoints, the story pulls you in deeper & deeper to a life you can't imagine.
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