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a b c d e Cadwalladr, Carole (31 May 2009). " 'The Booker prize money wouldn't even keep me in cigarettes' ". The Observer . Retrieved 23 June 2018. Ocr tesseract 5.1.0-1-ge935 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9838 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000679 Openlibrary_edition Dowell, Ben (17 April 2008). "Sky to air Cole novel adaptations". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 November 2015. I had previously read author Martina Cole´s excellent novel "Ladykiller" and decided to give "Maura´s Game" a try in hopes that it would rise to the same level. The Ryan family are being set up to take a big fall from underworld grace and their enemies are circling like sharks to come in for the kill (literally) when that happens. The Ryan's main rival is Vic Joliff, who escapes from jail and goes on the run. Vic is the proverbial invisible man, as he scuppers the Ryan family plans at every turn, but nobody can locate him when Maura Ryan wants to meet him.
The return of Cole's queen of the criminal underworld, Maura Ryan, in Maura's Game is welcome indeed. Since her first novel Dangerous Lady (which introduced Maura), Cole has broadened her appeal with such novels as Two Women, a grim picture of domestic abuse that coincided with a government initiative on the subject. The new book has no sociological concerns: it's just an extremely powerful journey through a dark underworld where life is cheap. There´s a story in that which I gather is detailed in a previous novel about Maura and her criminal family.) About Martina Cole". www.martinacole.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012 . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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Additionally, she has appeared on ITV's This Morning, The Crime Thriller Club, The Wright Stuff for Channel 5, ITV's popular daytime show Loose Women, The One Show and two episodes of Pointless Celebrities for BBC One, and a 2004 edition of The Culture Show.
Maura Ryan has left her life of crime behind her after a big score, and fondly imagines that she can settle down with the man she loves. But the life she has left behind is full of enemies who have plans to make things very tough for her, unless she can make things tough for them first. The proceeds from her last gold-bullion robbery can't help her: she needs all her wit and sinew to survive. In "Ladykiller" Cole did what I think is a remarkable job in developing three major characters. In "Maura´s Game," however, I did not feel that she did a particularly good job of fleshing out any of the characters. Again, in "Ladykiller" Cole wrote in a strong narrative voice, so strong, in fact, that what is a long novel fairly flew by. By contrast, "Maura´s Game" tended to plod rather than sprint. Pemberton, Max (27 October 2013). "Martina Cole's arthritis is the real crime". The Telegraph . Retrieved 5 November 2015. a b c Ross, Deborah (3 November 2011). "Martina Cole: 'I know I don't write literature' ". The Independent . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
Cole lives in a Grade II listed, 15th-century manor house near Sevenoaks, Kent. [1] She also has a house in northern Cyprus. [13] Since her 20s she has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis after breaking both arms as a child. The arthritis has worsened over time, and now makes it painful for her when writing. [16] [17] Books [ edit ]
James, Erwin (28 October 2010). "Britain's queen of crime: Martina Cole". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 November 2015. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-07-06 18:08:27 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40594317 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifierCole regularly holds creative writing classes in UK prisons. [15] She is a patron of the single-parent charity Gingerbread, and also a patron of Women's Aid. [1] a b Shepherd, Robert. "The Broadcast interview: Martina Cole, crime author". www.broadcastnow.co.uk. Media Business Insight . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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