The story begins with
Maggie Donaldson`s release from prison for assault. She has her
father, Max Donaldson`s, temper. Max is a nasty, abusive and ruthless
gangland “face” in Soho, bent on controlling not only his
extortion business but also his family by violent means. Maggie`s
mother Sheila has put up with him for years but has done nothing to
shield her daughter and sons Tommy and Nicky from the beatings he
metes out to all of them.
Max has a hatred for
everyone, especially his sworn enemy, Frankie Taylor, who is more
successful than he is and who is respected in the underworld, unlike
Max. Frankie has a wife, Gypsy, who loves the designer lifestyle and
one son, Johnny, on whom he dotes. . The feud between the Taylors and
the Donaldsons has gone on for many years, so many, in fact, that the
origin of the discord has been buried.
Meanwhile – Maggie and
Johnny have their own dangerous secret. They must keep the knowledge
of their relationship as far away from the two families as possible.
How can they do this is the face of the recently rekindled
hostilities between Max and Frankie? How can Maggie protect her
drug-dependent brother Nicky and what is the incubus which is taking
over Tommy`s thoughts and giving him nightmares?
“Trapped” shows us the
brutal underside of society in Soho where the love, loyalty and faith
between people can be misdirected by hatred, spite and greed, the
latter two personified in Frankie`s sister Lorna. It is an arresting
story with plenty of drama and stellar twists which leave the reader
breathless. I find it even more rivetting as Jacqui has drawn on her
own experience in the penning of this book.
Amazing.
Reviewed by Liz.
Thanks Liz and thank you to Avon for sending us a copy to review.
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