Maura's Game: A gripping crime thriller of danger, determination and one unstoppable woman

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Martina Cole: Woke up this morning, launched my own record label". The Independent. 22 October 2011 . Retrieved 5 November 2015.

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. There´s a story in that which I gather is detailed in a previous novel about Maura and her criminal family.) A four-part TV adaptation of Dangerous Lady was broadcast on ITV in 1995, and in 1998 ITV broadcast a four-part adaptation of The Jump. The Take was serialised on British television on Sky1 in June 2009, which starred Tom Hardy as Freddie. Sky1 has also commissioned an adaptation of The Graft, which has yet to go into production. [7]She married for the first time aged 16, but the marriage only lasted a year. She had her first child at the age of 18. [3] Her parents both died when she was in her early 20s. [1] 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 ] then there's Maura's nephew, Benny, the image of his Uncle Michael, but so similar in character to his Uncle Garry. Benny is an uncertified nutcase, who enjoys inflicting pain and death on those he perceives to be his enemies. He enjoys torturing people for information and making them beg for death or mercy. I thought about giving this book 5 stars but then I figured if a book is a 5 star read (in the opinion of the reader) then it doesn't require thinking about and so I give this book 4.5 stars. It wasn't as good as Dangerous Lady which is the first Maura Ryan book and readers should read that book first before this one just for continuity and to understand the characters further than what is written about them in this book.

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.

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The story revolves around a brutal gang war aimed at taking over the Ryan family´s turf. Maura Ryan, the former head of the gang, is retired and living with her lover, a former police detective. urn:oclc:record:1336112370 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier maurasgame0000cole_v3n6 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2kqqb9mgmm Invoice 1652 Isbn 075316938X

Cole was born in Essex, England, to Irish Catholic parents, and was the youngest of five children. Her mother was a psychiatric nurse from Glasnevin, County Dublin and her father was a merchant seaman from Cork City. Her cousin is the Cork politician Denis Cregan. She was expelled from her convent school aged 15 after allegedly being caught reading a Harold Robbins novel. [1] [2] 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-identifier a b c Ross, Deborah (3 November 2011). "Martina Cole: 'I know I don't write literature' ". The Independent . Retrieved 5 November 2015. A Liverpudlian 'face', Tommy Rifkind sleeps with Maura, but takes advantage of their relationship to try his own takeover of the Ryan businesses, legitimate and otherwise.

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Three of Cole's novels have been adapted for the stage by the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London: Two Women in 2010; The Graft in 2011, and Cole's first novel, Dangerous Lady in 2012. [11] Other interests [ edit ] Martina Cole: Always look on the dark side of life". The Telegraph. 11 October 2008 . 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. In 2011 Cole founded her own record label, Hostage Music. The London-based band Alabama3 has signed up to the label. [12] Personal life [ edit ] In December 2011, readers using madaboutbooks.co.uk voted their favourite Martina Cole book. The Take won by 780 votes and was put at the top of the list of Martina Cole novels. Goodnight Lady came second, followed in third by Maura's Game. In March 2011 The Runaway, was shown on Sky1 and Sky1 HD. It is based on Cole's 1997 novel of the same name. [8] Cole 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]

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James, Erwin (28 October 2010). "Britain's queen of crime: Martina Cole". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 November 2015. Along with TV executive producer, Barry Ryan, Cole co-owns the film and television production company "2 Queens". [9] Theatre [ edit ]