Last To Know
Published on 24. May 2004
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-340-82925-7 (ISBN)
Description
Torn apart by tragedy, bought together by crime. Deborah Parker is the newest recruit at Jennings and Associates solicitors, and she's just bagged herself one of the biggest clients there is. Michael Mooney Junior is wanted by the police for a brutal attack on a prostitute, but he just happens to be the son of one of the biggest names in organised crime in Ireland. Deborah is his key to freedom. But you can't play with the Devil and expect to emerge un-scathed, and suddenly Deborah Parker is a wanted woman - from both sides of the law. Is someone expertly manipulating her life, determined to destroy everything she has ever lived and worked for? Sometimes, your enemies are closer to home than you think. In her outstanding debut novel, former journalist Liz Allen has created a heroine like no other. "Last To Know" is a tale of tragedy, hardship and determination, where one woman will fight to preserve her future from the very people that strive to destroy it.
Reviews / Votes
'Gritty and engrossing' -- Irish World 20040618 'This well-researched crime thriller turns the spotlight on a world that most of us will be grateful never to visit.' -- Irish Independent 20040529 'A terrific read ... the plot sweeps along, never missing a beat ... we might even have a Minette Walters in the making here. More, please.' -- Irish Times Weekend Review 20040612 'Deftly plotted, the book bristles with the pace of a good news story ... It would be a crime not to read it.' -- Ireland on Sunday 20040613 'All the compelling elements of a bestseller' -- VIP 20040613More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 26 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 239 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-82925-7 (9780340829257)
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Person
Liz Allen was born in Dublin in 1969. She wrote her first newspaper article at the age of 15, whilst still at school. She worked on several national newspapers in Dublin for 13 years, a career which took her into the depths of the Irish underworld and the judicial system, where she was called by the State to give evidence against several high-profile gangland figures. In 2001 she left journalism and in 2002 began work on her first novel. She lives in Wicklow with her husband, Andrew and their daughter, Elise.