Cain Moran is a face in the East End. He is married to Caroline and had a son. He thinks he's living the good life until he meets Jenny Riley and then things change.

With Martina Cole you know what you are going to get. Her books are very gritty and violent. All her books run along the same theme, East End gangsters and women who stand by their men.

For me though her books lately have lost their spark. Her early books are very good and my favourite being The Lady killer. This latest book is very same old, same old. Lots of violence, lots of dead bodies and plenty of bad language. At times it is how many time does the C word appear on one page. Yes it is in keeping with the situation and with the theme of the book but it can get too much.

I still enjoy the books to a certain extent but they are really getting very much the same and I hate to say perhaps a bit tired.

A very violent thriller this one, with an ok story but no surprises and a little predictable at times. Not a read perhaps for anybody who is easily offended. If you are new to Ms Coles books try her earlier books as they have more passion. ( )