In 2017 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the publication of DANGEROUS LADY. Have you read Martina’s iconic first novel? This is your chance to read an extract if you haven’t!   In gangland London, Maura Ryan is queen. Maura, the Ryan clan’s y…

This is your chance to read an extract of DAMAGED – the latest of Martina’s novels to feature DCI Kate Burrows! A serial killer is in town and the race is on for DCI Kate Burrows. Stop the killer before more innocent girls die… Damaged is the explosi…

Here’s your chance to read an extract from Martina Cole’s Betrayal. Aiden O’Hara has been head of the family since he was a kid, and he’s going to keep it that way. Jade Dixon watches his back. Mother of his son, she’s the one who makes him invincible.…

‘I grew up on the periphery of the criminal world. You write about what you know, and this is the world I know’ Martina Cole was raised on the fringes of the world of organised crime. Infamous gangsters, such as the Kray brothers, were regular faces sh…

‘I write about these huge families for the simple reason that we’re all interested in large families. You’ll always get a big story from a big family. And people love the concept of families and the dynamics that go on in them. There’s often jealousy,…

‘I think my readers like the strength of my female characters. From Maura Ryan in my first book, who changed from being just an average girl, living an average life, into a woman who took over part of gangland London, to Reeva and Jade from Betrayal, w…

Martina Cole’s first police procedural novel, The Ladykiller, was published in 1993. Before this, Martina had chosen to write very much from the perspective of the criminal, but in The Ladykiller Martina tells the story from the side of the law through…

Listen to Martina Cole in conversation with Annie Aldington, who reads all of her audiobooks, for the anniversary edition of Dangerous Lady.

‘I’ve always been an advocate of education in prisons’ For years Martina Cole has visited and worked within prisons across the UK. A passionate advocate of rehabilitation and education within the prison system, Martina has taught creative writing class…

Martina Cole has had her novels adapted for TV screens and the stage, as well narrating documentaries looking at female killers and girl gangs. Here she tells us about what that’s been like for her. How do you feel when you see your books adapted on sc…