Description
Dangerous Lady by Martina Cole is a crime novel that introduces Maura Ryan, a teenage girl rising through the ranks of London’s organised crime world. Set in the West End gangland scene, the novel follows Maura as she defies expectations in a male-dominated underworld, proving herself intelligent, ruthless, and strategically brilliant. Alongside her brother Michael, she builds a powerful criminal empire controlling pubs, clubs, prostitution, and protection rackets, with Maura as the true architect behind their success. Their ambitions culminate in an audacious gold bullion robbery that draws the attention of both the police and influential figures within the Establishment. As Maura’s reputation grows, so do the risks, with pressure from law enforcement and fractures within her own family threatening everything she has built. Beneath the hard exterior, unresolved personal losses and conflicted loyalties complicate her choices.
Gritty, character-driven, and grounded in the realities of London gang culture, Dangerous Lady is aimed at adult readers who enjoy dark, uncompromising crime fiction with a strong central character and a focus on power, loyalty, and consequence.
