Blog Tour - Never Go Back by Jessie Keane

 

Today I am really excited to be taking part in the blog tour for Jessie Keane's hard back publication of Never Go Back, which features book lovers' favourite gangland drama families, The Carters.

Jessie Keane is a Sunday Times bestselling author and has written 17 books, all of which are bestsellers.

Gangster Max Carter and his ex-wife Annie Carter are leading separate lives – Annie in New York and Max in London; their tempestuous relationship and past hurts too much to bear. But after news of a tragic death, both are forced to question everything they know about each other, and their colourful past. 

Max had two brothers – both are now dead. His closest friend has been found hanging from a London bridge. As the police wrestle with a seemingly unsolvable case, Max is forced to find answers to a mystery that seems to make no sense at all. Who is targeting his family and why? 

Annie Carter is at a crossroads in life. She has a luxurious lifestyle but no one to share it with, and Max clearly thinks she is in danger too. Her daughter, Layla, has left her mafia lover Alberto Barolli and is back in London, stumbling into the police investigation and making waves. You should ‘never go back’, so the old saying goes. But then, the Carter women don’t follow the rules, they make them. 

When the truth is finally revealed, will the Carter family stand together – or will it finish them for good?

I have read a couple of Jessie's back catalogue but haven't caught up on them all yet, however I found this book a great read without knowing all the background of previous books. It can be read as a standalone book, however it has whetted my appeitite to go back and read them all so I know who's who and the history of the gangland history that surrounds the Carter family.

I loved so many of the themes that are included within this book, the dark and intense gangland scene, the subsequent violence that it involves and the strong family loyalty that lies within. There is, of course, betrayal and divided loyalty behind much of the action and Jessie really draws the reader in and places them right in the heart of the story, amid the violence and old family values that are found in the London gangland scene. 

If you are looking for a gritty, hard hitting and unputdownable read I highly recommend Never Go Back, but be warned, it is one of those books that you have to read just one more chapter at night.

Never Go Back by Jessie Keane is out 2^nd February, published by Hodder in hardback, priced £16.99.

Thank you to EDPR for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.