THE TAKE: You may have seen the TV. That doesn't mean you know the full story. von Cole, Martina

The 15th novel from the winner of the "British Book Award" for Best Crime Thriller Of the Year. Cole's gritty East-End thrillers are guaranteed hardback bestsellers and her last novel "Faces" was in the Top 10 charts for 11 weeks....

Danger and violence have always been part of Sue Dalston's East End upbringing. In a final act of desperation against her brutal husband she smashed his skull, and the only thing keeping her sane is knowing that she did it to protect her...

Betrayal is the twenty-third novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, GET EVEN and many more. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and the biggest selling female crime...

Now in paperback, and surely a major mass market best97seller for the spring. Her total sales now stand at nearly 10 million copies. von Cole, Martina