The Prodigal Paperback - 2015

Name: The Prodigal (The Valley Park Series)
Price: 10.42 GBP
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Author: Black, Nicky
ISBN: 9781514816691

by Nicky Black

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From the publisher

"Full of Geordie grit and humour." Michelle Ryles, The Book Magnet. "Gritty, moving and totally brilliant." Linda Hill, Linda's Book Bag. "Full of twists and turns which had me speechless." Crimebook Junkie. "Hard hitting and very real." Victoria Goldman, Off-the-Shelf Book Reviews. He's back. But at what cost? When Detective Sergeant Lee Jamieson returns home after a sixteen year exile, the last thing he expects is to fall for Nicola Kelly, the wife of a hardened criminal who is determined to climb the ladder of one of the city's biggest organised crime syndicates. When Lee starts his new position in Newcastle's CID team, he begins the task of cleaning up Valley Park Estate of its relentless crime and dealers, but as he becomes more embroiled in the lives of the Kelly family, the job gets personal, and he realises he faces a stark choice: does he walk away from Nicola, or does he bring her husband down? The Prodigal is a story of star-crossed lovers whose worlds collide on a Council estate where organised crime is rife, and violence and fear are the accepted currency. It is new "Geordie crime fiction at its best."

Details

Title The Prodigal
Author Nicky Black
Binding Paperback
Pages 308
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Date 2015-07
ISBN 9781514816691 / 1514816695
Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
Dimensions 7.99 x 5.24 x 0.69 in (20.29 x 13.31 x 1.75 cm)

About the author

Nicky Black writes gritty Geordie crime thrillers, set amidst the organised crime underworld of Newcastle. The Prodigal has a love story at its heart - star-crossed lovers whose opposite worlds collide. She joins a new wave of emerging North East crime fiction writers. Reviews: "Gritty and fast-paced, edge of your seat tension." "I do like a gritty crime book, and this is a great example of that." "Full of Geordie grit and humour." "Geordie crime fiction at its best!" "Gritty, warm and engrossing book, which is so much more than a crime novel." "Absolutely Brilliant a gritty true to life book I was hooked from start to finish fantastic everyone must read this book." "Anyone remember "Our Friends in the North"? Well here's another Geordie saga, bleak and fairly unrelenting, of life on a sink estate in Newcastle." "Star-crossed lovers meet on a Council estate in Newcastle. Brilliant, gritty read!" "I was absorbed from the start and found it difficult to put the book down. Gritty, hard hitting but totally believeable. I can't wait for the authors next book." "I thought this book was an excellent read. I am a huge fan of the North-East in general and I enjoyed reading a book which delved into the multi-faceted sides to the region and the interpersonal relationships between characters based around Valley Park in particular. The style of the prose was flowing, easy to read but not facile and the story was strong. Really well done, wish this author every success with future works."