Annie dlouho žila ve stínu své dokonalé sestry Ruthie. Její žárlivost dostoupila vrcholu ve chvíli, kdy Ruthie získala něco, po čem Annie vždycky toužila - lásku gangstera Maxe Cartera. Annie se podaří Maxe těsně před svatbou svést a neváhá to sestře předhodit. Trest je tvrdý - Annie je vyhoštěna na území znepřáteleného gangu. Ocitne se ve světě, kde rodiny navzájem zabíjí své členy, a aby tam přežila, musí začít hrát špinavou hru...
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Zatímco toto dílo primárně spadá do kategorie umění, jeho autorka se snaží zkoumat, jak základní lidská zkušenost – ať už bohatství nebo chudoba, úspěch nebo nespravedlnost – ovlivňuje náš život. Její psaní je pronikavé a často se zabývá zdánlivě jednoduchými událostmi, aby odhalilo hlubší pravdy o lidské povaze. Autorka vyniká v zachycení složitosti lidských emocí a ve zkoumání, jak mohou tragické události vést k osobnímu růstu a porozumění. Tato díla nabízejí jedinečný pohled na univerzální témata vytrvalosti a lidské odolnosti.
Playing Dead
- 501 stránek
- 18 hodin čtení
Annie Carter is back... She was a madam in a brothel and a gangster's moll, but now her protection is gone and her enemies are closing in.
The Knock
- 480 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
A young woman sees her life go off the rails when she becomes involved with a gangster and a corrupt police officer in this gritty urban thriller from top ten bestseller Jessie Keane.
Dangerous
- 400 stránek
- 14 hodin čtení
CORONATION YEAR: 1953 Fifteen-year-old Clara Dolan's world is blown apart following the death of her mother. Battling to keep what remains of her family together, Clara vows to protect her younger siblings, Bernadette and Henry, from danger - whatever the cost. With the arrival of the swinging Sixties, Clara finds herself swept up in London's dark underworld where the glamour of Soho's dazzling nightclubs sits in stark contrast to the terrifying gangland violence that threatens the new life she has worked so hard to build. Sinking further into an existence defined by murder and betrayal, Clara soon realizes that success often comes at a very high price . . . @realjessiekeane Facebook.com/jessiekeane
The Edge
- 480 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
The Edge is the thrilling third novel in the Ruby Darke series by bestselling author Jessie Keane.
She was a madam in a brothel, then a gangster's moll. Now Annie Carter owns the East End of London, and God help anybody that crosses her...
Black Widow
- 552 stránek
- 20 hodin čtení
In Dirty Game, Annie Bailey was an East End Madam. In Black Widow she’s queen of the gangs and trying to save her daughter’s life…Annie Bailey had done it all; Madam, mistress and Gangster's moll. Now she's Annie Carter, and she taking over the East End.Annie knew that it wouldn't last. Everything was going so well; she was living in Majorca, had Max Carter - the head of the Carter firm by her side, and had given him a beautiful daughter, Layla. But if there was one thing life had taught her, it was that everything could change in the blink of an eye. One minute she's lying by the pool, the next she's out cold. When she comes round Max and Layla are gone.It's not long before she gets the demands. They want money or she'll be getting her little girl back in pieces…There's only one thing Annie can do, she heads back to the East End of London and gathers the Carter firm together. Someone has snatched her husband and child. Now there's a score to settle, and it's being settled Annie Carter style…
Nameless
- 576 stránek
- 21 hodin čtení
They took her children away, and she will fight to the end to get them back . . .
From bestselling author Jessie Keane comes Lawless, the heart-racing sequel to Nameless
