Martina Cole, the #1 bestselling novelist in the U.K. makes her U.S. debut with a hard-hitting story that combines the brutality and deep family ties of The Sopranos with an unparalleled look at the underbelly of London's gang land.

Patrick Brodie is on his way up. Like his alcoholic father, he is a risk-taker, and knows how to get what he wants. Before long, Patrick has taken out the old guard of the criminal underworld and has become a legend. The kind of women he is attracted to would have no dreams of marriage, children, or love, but Lily Diamond is different.

All he can think about is making her happy. Eventually they settle down and have a family, and are determined that their children will have different lives.

But the unthinkable happens, and everything changes. Spanning over forty years in the underbelly of crime, CLOSE is powerful, shocking, and addictive.