Jail Bird, Jessie Keane
Jail Bird, Jessie Keane
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Jail Bird

Author: Jessie Keane

Narrator: Karen Cass

Unabridged: 12 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/10/2017


Synopsis

Murder, loyalty and vengeance collide in Jessie Keane’s gritty fourth novel. Lily King has spent years behind bars Convicted of murdering her husband, London villain Leo King, she hasn’t been missed. Everyone believes she got what she deserved, but Lily knows she was fitted up. Now she’s out, and she doesn’t do forgiveness. In her absence, things have moved on and the old order has changed. But now she’s ready to reclaim her position as head of the King family. Fuelled by vengeance, Lily King is back, and some people aren’t going to know what’s hit them.

About Jessie Keane

Dubbed 'Queen of the Underworld', Jessie Keane is of Romany gypsy stock. She was born rich, in the back of her gran's barrel top wagon, and her family thrived until their firm crashed into bankruptcy and became poor. Her father died when she was a teenager and she fled to London to escape grim reality, finding there a lifelong fascination with the criminal underworld and the teeming life of the city.Twice divorced and living in a freezing council flat, she decided to pursue her childhood aim to become a writer. She sold her wedding dress to buy a typewriter and penned her first Annie Carter book, Dirty Game.This was followed by five more Annie Carter books, all Sunday Times bestsellers, then Ruby Darke arrived in Nameless, Lawless and The Edge. Jessie's stand-alone novels include Jail Bird, The Make, Dangerous, Fearless, The Knock and The Manor.


Reviews

Jessie Keane is an author that had her debut novel `Dirty Game' published in 2008. It was the first in the Annie Bailey series of books and was followed by `Black Widow' and `Scarlet Women' in 2009. I read her first book and was hooked. Annie Bailey was such a great character and I was fearful that J......more

Goodreads review by Chelle

Never read this author before - read this on recommendation and was not disappointed! Great story and characters, a real page turner until the end. Want to read more from this author!......more


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Praise for Jail Bird: 'Fans of Martina Cole will love this' Teesside Evening Gazette 'Keane's have a grittiness and strong sense of place and character that make them especially compelling' Choice Magazine Praise for Jessie Keane: ‘This is a riveting story, with gutsy, gritty characters and a genuine feel for the period.’ Books Monthly ‘A cracking story from a great new writer’ Mandasue Heller 'Jessie Keane gives us a fascinating insight into the rivalries and lifestyles of those who make fortunes out of a criminal way of life and of the lowlifes that carry out their orders.' Lincolnshire Echo 'Perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Lynda La Plante' Glamour 'Gritty and powerful, Martina Cole fans will love this addictive novel' Closer 'This is the sort of competition Martina Cole could do without and if Keane does hit the No. 1 spot it could be handbags, or more likely knuckledusters, at dawn' The Northern Echo