Books like Faces by Martina Cole
Just before his fourteenth birthday, Danny Cadogan’s father abandons the family, leaving his mother Mary and children in danger from men hired to collect a gambling debt. Determined to protect his siblings, Danny steps into the streets, becoming a feared “Face” in London’s underworld. He wields power over his wife and children with an iron will and brutal force, but the family’s fragile stability hangs in the balance. When Mary confronts her silence, Danny’s criminal empire faces upheaval, revealing that debts—whether monetary or personal—are paid at any cost.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Crime Fiction/Organized Crime
Authors: Martina Cole
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