Heather Burnside

The Riverhill Trilogy

1 - Slur (Feb-2015)
2 - A Gangster's Grip (Sep-2015)
3 - Danger by Association (May-2016)

The Working Girls

1 - The Mark (Jun-2019)
2 - Ruby (Dec-2019)
3 - Crystal (Jun-2020)
4 - Amber (Apr-2021)
5 - Sapphire (Jan-2022)
6 - Guilt (Nov-2022)

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  Vengeance
  

  • Aug-2024
  • / General Fiction
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  A gripping gangland thriller from the Queen of Urban Crime, Heather Burnside.
  
  WILL JUSTICE BE SERVED?
  
  Hannah Conway overhears a lot while working behind the bar of a nightclub â€" friendly gossip, lovers quarrels, bad business d...

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  Redemption
  

  • Aug-2023
  • / Thriller
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  'Wow!!… captivated from the beginning, couldn't put the book down… kept me on the edge of my seat through the twists and turns, ups and downs... incredible.' Netgalley Reviewer, *****
  
  Growing up in one of Manchester's r...

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  Blackmail
  

  • Feb-2023
  • / Women's Fiction
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  'Kept me up half the night as couldn't put it down. Absolutely adore Martin and Beth. Edge of seat all the way.' Reviewer, *****
  
  A DEVASTATING ATTACK.
  Beth is walking her dog in a secluded wooded area around Manchester, wh...

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  Guilt
  

  • Nov-2022
  • / General Fiction
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  The Working Girls - 6
  

  Someone knows what she did...
  
  Businesswoman Laura Sharples owns a fashionable chain of clothing shops, but not so long ago she called herself Crystal and worked the streets of Manchester. Although she's moved on, she's never forgot...

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  Sapphire
  

  • Jan-2022
  • / Women's Fiction
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  The Working Girls - 5
  

  She's got her street family but who can she trust?
  
  TWO SISTERS ALONE
  Sophie and Kelsey have always had each other. When their mum is diagnosed with cancer and their dad fails to step up, they're forced to move into the care sy...

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  Amber
  

  • Apr-2021
  • / Women's Fiction
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  The Working Girls - 4
  

  Can she survive the city streets alone?
  
  NOBODY TO CALL
  With an unfit mother and a brother who despises her, working girl Amber can rely on no one but herself â€" until the meanest pimp in Manchester, Kev Pike, offers her his protectio...

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  Vendetta
  

  • Oct-2020
  • / Thriller
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  When Adele's brother, Peter, gets banged up for GBH she reluctantly agrees to run his nightclub, The Golden Bell. Strong opposition from Peter's thuggish number two, Glynn, who isn't best pleased about answering to a woman, isn't the only challeng...

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  Crystal
  

  • Jun-2020
  • / General Fiction
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  The Working Girls - 3
  

  Blackmail is a high stakes game but who is going to the winner...
  
  THE PIMP
  When Crystal's pimp, protector and former lover, Gilly, dies of a drugs overdose Crystal is bereft. She refuses the paid protection of a rival pimp, determ...

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  Ruby
  

  • Dec-2019
  • / Suspense
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  The Working Girls - 2
  

  The page-turning new instalment of The Working Girls series from the queen of urban crime.THE STRONGER SEXRuby has always been strong. Growing up with a feeble mother and an absent father, she is forced to fight the battles of her younger siblings. A...

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  The Mark
  

  • Jun-2019
  • / General Fiction
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  The Working Girls - 1
  

  The queen of urban crime is back with a shocking, brilliant new series â€" The Working Girls
  
  When everyone is on the make, it's hard to tell who's fooling who...
  
  A TRIP TO THE DARK SIDE
  When respected journalist, Ma...

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  Blood Ties
  

  • Mar-2018
  • / Thriller
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  From the bestselling author of BORN BAD.
  
  Adele Robinson is locked up â€" convicted for the murder of her abusive father. She quickly realises that she'll have to play it tough if she's going to survive, and soon gains a reputation...

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  Born Bad
  

  • Jul-2017
  • / General Fiction
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  Book 1 in this gritty Manchester crime trilogy. When your enemies get close, family loyalty is all you can trust.
  
  Brother and sister Peter and Adele Robinson never stood a chance. Dragged up by an alcoholic, violent father, and a weak, bea...

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  Danger by Association
  

  • May-2016
  • / Thriller
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  The Riverhill Trilogy - 3
  

  Five years after the traumatic events witnessed by Rita and Yansis in Manchester, the couple finally agree to return with their young son, Daniel, to attend her brother John's wedding to the beautiful Paula.
  
  But memories are long on th...

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  A Gangster's Grip
  

  • Sep-2015
  • / Thriller
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  The Riverhill Trilogy - 2
  

  It's 1991, and Rita is looking forward to her return to Manchester after a few years in Greece with her husband Yansis. But once back she finds a cuckoo in the family nest â€" a dope-smoking 'businessman' called Leroy. Worse, he is her si...

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  Slur
  

  • Feb-2015
  • / Thriller
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  The Riverhill Trilogy - 1
  

  When Julie Quinley wakes up after a night out with friends to find herself accused of murder, it proves to be only the beginning of her worst nightmare. Released by the police due to lack of evidence, Julie nevertheless faces the taunts and hostility...

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  Crime, Conflict & Consequences
  

  • Jan-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  This entertaining collection of 10 assorted tales explores a variety of genres with stories of crime, love and family dilemmas. There are also a few twists and surprises along the way. The common thread running through each story is - consequences.-I...

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