by Martina Cole · Headline · tapa dura · ISBN 9780747269717
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«The Take» is the crime and suspense novel by Martina Cole, published by Headline in 2005, in hardcover (512 pages, in English).
Freddie Jackson leaves prison with contacts to reclaim his place in the London underworld. His wife Jackie, scarred by violence and infidelity, watches as her sister Maggie tries to build another life with Jimmy, Freddie's cousin. Jealousy, secrets and betrayal eventually corrode the family in a world without loyalty.
The cover of this edition indicates it was number one in sales and includes a quote from The Times.
For fans of thrillers, crime fiction and family dramas with a gangster setting.
Eilidh Martina Cole is a British crime writer. As of 2021 she has released twenty-six crime novels, most of which examine London's gangster underworld. Four of her novels, Dangerous Lady, The Jump, The Take and The Runaway have been adapted into high-rating television dramas. She has achieved sales of over fourteen million in the UK alone and her tenth novel, The Know, spent seven weeks on The Sunday Times hardback best-sellers list.
