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.1971 London gang boss Annie Carter Barolli is living the New York high life with the feared mafia godfather Constantine Barolli. Then family tragedy strikes leaving only Annie Constantine’s sister Gina and his three children alive and now they’re in terrible danger. And what’s worse - it signals a major shift in mafia power.Annie returns to London with her daughter Layla pursued by a hit man. Someone wants her dead and the only way she can stay alive is to find out who’s paying for the contract and to strike first.Then the reappearance of an old East End face sparks a shocking suspicion - the possibility that Max Carter Annie’s first and greatest love didn’t die two years ago as she had been led to believe.Has he truly just been playing dead?In this urban thriller Jessie Keane the Sunday Times bestselling author weaves a hard-boiled tale of suspense and mystery. The crime fiction genre is at its best with Playing Dead where every page is a top-notch thrill.For fans of Martina Cole (No Mercy) Roberta Kray (Cheated) Jacqui Rose (The Women) Mandasue Heller (Running Scared) and Emma Tallon (Her Enemy).
Karen Cass studied French and Spanish at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge before training at LAMDA and has since worked extensively in theatre, TV, film and radio. As an audiobook narrator she has... more
