Martina Cole was born (1958) and brought up in Essex. Her first novel, DANGEROUS LADY, was an instant bestseller and became a highly successful TV drama series, as was ‘The Jump’.  As of 2006, she is the bestselling author of thirteen novels set in London's crime underworld, and two of her recent paperbacks, as well as her latest hardback, have gone straight to No. 1 in the Sunday Times on first publication.

Her Novels….

·        Dangerous Lady (1992)

·        The Ladykiller (1993)

·        Goodnight Lady (1994)

·        The Jump (1995)

·        The Runaway (1997)

·        Two Women (1999)

·        Broken (2000)

·        Faceless (2001)

·        Maura's Game (2002)

·        The Know (2003)

·        The Graft (2004)

·        The Take (2005)

·        Close (2006)

Coming soon!  Webmasters book 'not just an essex girl' will be a thrilling read about real lives in Essex from early 1900's to present - Excerps will be available on the site soon.....