Book Synopsis:
Is the Diamond reign over?
Head of the Diamond family, Patsy is determined to make a success of husband Nick’s gangland empire – whatever the cost. Nick was ruthless and cold-blooded, but he built a legacy that Patsy wants to protect.
So when a mysterious woman from Nick’s past turns up claiming to be Patsy’s new business partner, she senses trouble. Karen Duret demands Patsy’s help, but it comes with a catch. If Patsy refuses, Karen threatens to expose the Diamond family’s darkest secrets…
Patsy needs the help of her trusted allies more than ever, but when a rival gang start a turf war, the stakes suddenly become deadly.
Torn between loyalties, Patsy knows that blood will be spilled. And as battle commences, the question on everyone’s lips is – who will be crowned the queen of diamonds?
My Review:
The Queen Of Diamonds was another gripping read from one of my favourite authors of this genre. Gangland books are fast becoming my guilty pleasure and are often the genre I fall back on when I’m in a reading slump as I know they’ll be a gripping, easy read.
I was immediately drawn into the story and into the lives of the characters. It’s a period of change for the diamond family with lots of new drama and rivals on the scene. As always there were some characters I loved like the lovely Freddie but others I loved to hate and wouldn’t have minded if they met a sticky end. Patsy was an interesting main character on one hand she was a very hard women when it came to the gang but on the other she definitely had vulnerabilities, particularly in the fact I didn’t feel she had any real allies. She also seemed very spontaneous at times, jumping into situations without thinking them through which didn’t always lead to the best results.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more in this series. The tension in the book never really lets up which makes the book very hard to put down and ensured I lost lots of sleep as I was desperate to find out what happened next. There are multiple story lines running through the book which I enjoyed following and seeing how they all came together at the end was very interesting.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Gillian Godden is a brilliantly reviewed writer of gangland fiction as well as a full-time NHS Key Worker in Hull. She lived in London for over thirty years, where she sets her thrillers, and during this time worked in various stripper pubs and venues which have inspired her stories.
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