
Hope
a completely gripping and gritty gangland family saga for 2025
Linda Calvey(Author)
Mountain Leopard Press
Will be published approx. on 26. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-80279-509-7 (ISBN)
Description
EXPERIENCE THE REAL DEAL WITH LINDA CALVEY
Hope Wills is a force to be reckoned with. She's one of the top mistresses at Chantal's brothel, she has a good head on her shoulders for business, and nothing happens in London's East End without her family's say-so.
But when she is accused of a crime she didn't commit, even her well-connected relatives can't stop her being charged - as an accomplice to murder. The Wills family have had their fair deal of run-ins with the law, but suddenly the stakes are higher than they've ever been before. As Hope tries to escape being sent to Holloway prison, her sisters Faith and Charity rally to help.
And while the Wills women are focused on saving their own, they haven't yet noticed that an old enemy is getting closer with every moment...
For fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole, Hope is a gritty, gripping and twisty new gangland thriller from the most authentic voice in crime fiction.
Real readers are gripped:
'Wow!!!' ? ? ? ? ?
'Kept me gripped for hours' ? ? ? ? ?
'Right up there with Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole' ? ? ? ? ?
'What makes this book even better is that the author is speaking from the voice of experience'? ? ? ? ?
'I loved reading about these strong women' ? ? ? ? ?
Hope Wills is a force to be reckoned with. She's one of the top mistresses at Chantal's brothel, she has a good head on her shoulders for business, and nothing happens in London's East End without her family's say-so.
But when she is accused of a crime she didn't commit, even her well-connected relatives can't stop her being charged - as an accomplice to murder. The Wills family have had their fair deal of run-ins with the law, but suddenly the stakes are higher than they've ever been before. As Hope tries to escape being sent to Holloway prison, her sisters Faith and Charity rally to help.
And while the Wills women are focused on saving their own, they haven't yet noticed that an old enemy is getting closer with every moment...
For fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole, Hope is a gritty, gripping and twisty new gangland thriller from the most authentic voice in crime fiction.
Real readers are gripped:
'Wow!!!' ? ? ? ? ?
'Kept me gripped for hours' ? ? ? ? ?
'Right up there with Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole' ? ? ? ? ?
'What makes this book even better is that the author is speaking from the voice of experience'? ? ? ? ?
'I loved reading about these strong women' ? ? ? ? ?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80279-509-7 (9781802795097)
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E-Book
07/2025
Mountain Leopard Press
€5.99
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Person
Linda Calvey has served eighteen years behind bars, making her one of Britain's longest-serving female prisoners. She moved to fourteen different prisons, doing time with Rose West and Myra Hindley.
Since her release, Linda has become a full-time author.
Since her release, Linda has become a full-time author.