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Martina Cole

マーティナ・コール

Mātina Kōru

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1959-03-30 （Essex, England）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Near Sevenoaks, Kent, England → Northern Cyprus

Career

Occupations
Writer, Crime writer
Active Years
1992-

Awards

Cartier Diamond Dagger
2021
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: Winner
Crime Writers Award
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dangerous Lady

1992 Crime

A crime novel examining London's gangster underworld.

GangstersCrimeFemale protagonists
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Dangerous Lady (1995)

The Runaway

1997 Crime

Story of runaways in criminal world.

RunawayCrime
Adaptations
  • [TV series] The Runaway (2011)

The Take

2005 Crime

Gangster family saga.

GangstersFamily
Adaptations
  • [TV series] The Take (2009)

Bibliography

  • Dangerous Lady (1992)
  • The Ladykiller (1993)
  • Goodnight Lady (1994)
  • The Jump (1995)
  • The Runaway (1997)
  • Two Women (1999)
  • Broken (2000)
  • Faceless (2001)
  • Maura's Game (2002)
  • The Know (2003)
  • The Graft (2004)
  • The Take (2005)
  • Close (2006)
  • Faces (2007)
  • The Business (2008)
  • Hard Girls (2009)
  • The Family (2010)
  • The Faithless (2011)
  • The Life (2012)
  • Revenge (2013)
  • The Good Life (2014)
  • Get Even (2015)
  • Betrayal (2016)
  • Damaged (2017)
  • No Mercy (2019)
  • Loyalty (2023)
  • Guilty (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Hard-boiledRealisticFemale protagonists
Recurring Motifs
London's gangster underworldCriminal familiesAntiheroes

Health

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
    20代以降
    Painful when writing

Legacy

British crime writer with over 14 million sales in the UK.

In Popular Culture

  • Several novels adapted into TV dramas on ITV and Sky1.

Trivia

  • Youngest of five children
  • Expelled from convent school at 15
  • Has two children