Close by Martina Cole.
Title: Close.
Author: Martina Cole.
Genre: Fiction, crime, family saga, mafia.
Country: U.K.
Language: English.
Publication Date: 2006.
Summary: The story of the women who are left behind in the criminal underworld. Set in London's dark and violent gangland, this novel tells the tale of a gutsy mother and her two sons, and their lives in and out of jail. Patrick Brodie knows exactly how far he's prepared to go to get what he wants. And he wants it all. Now. Before long, Patrick has become a legend in his own lifetime. Violently. Lily Diamond is different from the kind of woman Patrick is normally attracted to. But together they are determined that their children will have everything they didn't. Until the unthinkable happens and Lily is left on her own to look after their family in a dangerous world. The Brodies must stay close to survive. But as everyone knows, your sins will find you out.
My rating: 7/10.