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The Locksmith

By: Linda Calvey
Narrated by: Jennifer Kirby
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Summary

They grew up with nothing. Just a regular family scraping by, living an honest life while crime ruled the East End. Until all that honesty and all that hard work left them with nothing.

Poor, destitute and hungry, young Ruby decides to pull them from the ashes. It starts as one job, one step outside the law. Yet that one step sets her on a path - straight to the top.

But in the East End you don't build an empire without making a few enemies.... 

Welcome to the underbelly of London, where criminals run the streets and one woman will do anything to protect her family.

©2021 Linda Calvey (P)2021 Welbeck Publishing Group

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"The bravest and most authentic new voice in crime fiction." (Martina Cole)

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A must

I loved every minute of the story and the characters- easy listening- 5 ⭐️give it a go

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I loved this book, found it hard to turn off. I would recommend this book, same intensity as Martina Cole, gripping from start to finish.

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Terrific Listen

Fantastic story , realistic characters , narrated with compelling validity. The best fiction audio book to date and I’ve listened to a few ! Bring on the next one

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Brilliant

Not 1 word wrong. Kept me gripped from start to finish and still wanting more. Amazingly written and read. Absolutely loved it.

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Great story

I liked this book alot and it was well read . looking forward to more books from this author

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Some legal advice.

Poor Bobby should have got a better solicitor. He got sentenced to 15 years for robbery when the offence he pleaded guilty to was obviously burglary. To make matters worse the judge gave him the maximum sentence after taking nothing more than rumours about past offences into account. Grounds for appeal im sure. Can't believe the author didn't spot this..

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Loved it

I thoroughly enjoyed the story itself but love the fact that it was narrated by the author with a genuine accent. Can't wait to listen to the next one.

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what a gripping story!

not my usual genre but a proper page Turner so to speak. looking forward to hearing/reading the next one.

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A thoroughly good listen.

Brilliant. Listened to it all in a day (a long drive!). Can’t wait to hear about Ruby’s next adventure. Nothing too taxing on the brain, this is a very easy and comfortable listen, not too many characters and read/narrated with perfect timing by JK.
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Absolutely loved it!

Splendid book from beginning to end. I couldn’t stop listening. It is one if the best books I’ve listened to (and read). I Was up all night and day listening. The characters are so real like. The reader is great . Will start the 2nd book later on today, can’t wait!!!

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