Description
The Business by Martina Cole is a gritty crime novel about a family caught in a cycle of violence, drugs and prostitution. Imelda Dooley finds herself pregnant and alone after taking risks that have caught up with her. Desperate to protect herself, she tells a lie that sets off a chain of events resulting in murder.
After Mary Dooley’s husband is killed, she is forced to fight to keep her family afloat and builds a name for herself in a dangerous world. But while Mary survives and succeeds, her daughter Imelda’s life spirals further into drugs and prostitution, drawing the entire family into the consequences. At the centre of it all are Mary’s young grandchildren, Jordanna and Kenny, who are exposed to far more than children should ever have to endure.
A good choice for readers who enjoy gritty British crime fiction, family sagas, gangland stories and dark, character-driven novels about violence, survival and the consequences of destructive choices.
