Jane, Carly and Rose Savage are savage by name, savage by nature.
Having lost their mum too young, and with a bedridden father too ill to work, the sisters learnt early to stand on their own two feet. The family’s flat in the rough streets of Glasgow’s Haghill is their fortress, but when Carly’s ex-boyfriend Cole Alexander is released from prison, trouble soon comes knocking at their door. The Alexanders have beef with the Savages, so the girls call for back up in the shape of their uncle Eddie and his two gorgeous but dangerous sons, Harry and Dean.
As a turf war breaks out, the Savage sisters have choices to make. Stick to the straight and narrow or fight for what they deserve? And when the vicious girl gang Jane used to lead, the Unbeatable Bitches, are thrown into the mix, their minds might be made up for them. Because once a Savage always a Savage, and when the chips are down, there’s no one more deadly than a Savage sister.
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Review
I was very happy to see that my next read was one in this genre: gangland crime. I have mentioned it before that I am a huge fan and this author is one of my favorite ones in the genre. Her writing style is very fluent and I love her characters.
In gangland crime it’s all about family whether they are united by blood or not. For the bad ones, the prestige, power and money come first and they don’t care if they have to sacrifice one of their own to achieve this. The good families genuinely love each other and they only use violence to protect themselves and their loved ones or trustworthy ones.
In these books the characters have to look over their shoulder constantly. They can sign contracts with other families, but can you really trust each other? Bad guys scrub up well too and some of them can be on their best behaviour in order to get what they want, but they would not hesitate to throw you under the first bus they see when they feel you are not keeping your part of the bargain.
Sometimes life happens and you are estranged from your closest family members, but when push comes to shove, the differences are put aside and they close ranges.
I really had a hard time putting this book aside. I just wanted to lock myself up somewhere and focus on this amazing story. I loved it. 5 stars
Thank you
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About the author
Heather Atkinson is the author of over fifty books – predominantly in the crime fiction genre. Although Lancashire born and bred she now lives with her family, including twin teenage daughters, on the beautiful west coast of Scotland. Her new gangland series for Boldwood, set on the fictional Gallowburn estate in Glasgow begins with the title Blood Brothers and was published in December 2020.
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Book Link
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