Know [Hardcover]

Martina Cole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2003

Joanie Brewer worries constantly about her children. Jon Jon is knee-deep in crime at 18 and 14-year-old Jeanette knows more than is good for her. But it is angelic 11-year-old Kira who really scares her, and when a child's body is found, Joanie's need for revenge threatens to destroy them all.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling' -- Daily Mirror --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. Her first novel, DANGEROUS LADY, was an instant bestseller and became a highly successful TV drama series. Since then Martina Cole has written eight more bestselling novels set in the criminal underworld, one of which, THE JUMP, was also made into a successful television drama. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Headline Hardbacks; Second edition (October 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074726967X
• ISBN-13: 978-0747269670
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,430,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Know - Excellent, April 20, 2007

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Ali "j" (South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Know (Paperback)

Martina Cole is an excellent writer but I think this one is my favourite so far. I just had to keep on reading until I got to the end to see what happened. Gets into the seedy dark side of life but that is the attraction of her books.

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, February 17, 2012

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THRILLER22 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Know (Paperback)

I love all of Martina Coles' earlier books. This story is my favourite, yes it is dark and crass but that is part of what kept me engaged. I thought it was an excellent portrayal of the lengths a mother will go to to protect her children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling tale!, April 21, 2011

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Diana Gallant (Moncton, NB CANADA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Know (Kindle Edition)

Martina Cole's books are without a doubt so enthralling that when I pick a new one up it is finished within 2 days and what a great read it always turns out to be. The Know is a book that stays with you days after you have finished it! Joannie Brewer is a prostitute who has 3 kids with who knows who; they are teased as being a Heinz 57 family, Jon-Jon is black, Jeannette looks Turkish and Kiera is a beautiful English Rose. The story reveals the trials and tribulations that this close knit family go through; and it tugs deeply at my heartstrings. I won't be giving anything away when I say that Kiera is murdered and the family search for the answers as to her abduction and death. Prostitute or not I felt deeply for Joannie and her family. Can't wait for the next one!