Blood Ties

Adele Robinson is in prison, convicted for the murder of her abusive father. Her brother Peter is building his criminal empire on the outside, but when he gets involved in a bloody turf war it's only Adele who can help. Book 2 in the gritty trilogy which started with Born Bad.

From the bestselling author of BORN BAD.

Adele Robinson is locked up – convicted for the murder of her abusive father. She quickly realises that she’ll have to play it tough if she's going to survive, and soon gains a reputation for standing her ground.

Meanwhile, her brother Peter is building his criminal empire on the outside – running protection rackets, seedy nightclubs and all manner of schemes to make a fast buck. He soon comes to the attention of not only the police but also Manchester's rival gangs, and a turf war breaks out.

And when things start to get bloody, only Adele can step in to protect the family business. Will she get out in time to save Peter? After all, blood is thicker than water, and when family's in trouble you can't look the other way.

“'Plenty of action throughout. An easy-read gangster novel with an appealing heroine' Promoting Crime Fiction.”

Plenty of action throughout. An easy-read gangster novel with an appealing heroine Promoting Crime Fiction

Heather Burnside spent her teenage years on one of the toughest estates in Manchester and she draws heavily on this background as the setting for many of her novels. After taking a career break to raise two children Heather enrolled on a creative writing course. Heather now works full-time on her novels from her home in Manchester, which she shares with her two grown-up children.

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