Fatal

Fatal
Jacqui Rose

Dying is easy. It’s living that’s hard…‘Gritty and gripping’ Kimberley ChambersAn eye for an eye.Cabhan Morton wants to leave the Russo crime family for good and live in peace with his daughter, Alice Rose. But the Russos won’t let him walk away without a fight.A tooth for a tooth.Franny Doyle would do anything for Cabhan and Alice, but helping them escape the vindictive Russo brothers won’t be easy. The only place they’ll be safe is back in Essex with Alfie Jennings.A daughter for a daughter…Franny knows she won’t be welcomed by Alfie with open arms – but she doesn’t have a choice. The Russos are out for blood and they won’t stop until Alice is dead…The heart-racing new thriller perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole.

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Source ISBN: 9780008287313

E-book Edition © January 2019 ISBN: 9780008287320

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Dedication (#u8870ed83-f9a8-5afd-8895-465702a6007e)

To everyone who has experienced loss

Table of Contents

Cover (#ub75a5182-6459-5c30-8104-20cb07cf1b25)

Title Page (#ucabb8def-b575-5a3c-939f-e9cd34bce98d)

Copyright (#u1ed67ae6-61d9-56b7-975a-39dd1484a7fb)

Dedication (#ufb059d15-4170-5ea4-86e6-09548a4f6eb3)

Lex Talionis (#u63fa2cc4-a0a2-572a-b3c9-1fcaf1325475)

Epigraph (#u04992bc7-35c0-528c-a5b8-535cd5d55f82)

Prologue (#uab094464-5cb0-5b0b-a612-f6bfea8ce457)

Part One (#u574b8867-fec8-54e4-a991-358a2020b2f9)

Chapter 1 (#u2d610580-a82e-5787-a22f-8d82643f29c0)

Chapter 2 (#u3aafdf8c-2e1f-518c-91c6-e08f71966dc2)

Chapter 3 (#uffd22c11-c7a7-5cc7-9c0d-5ad0a835a180)

Chapter 4 (#u971babe9-1c7f-556e-9864-e40c980a10bf)

Chapter 5 (#u5a262bf7-43c3-5923-9929-95d6cd9e6af1)

Chapter 6 (#ue4ffd21c-3607-5627-b73b-10cf83982d5d)

Chapter 7 (#ubf62a519-4719-5ba3-add3-a7f92149c714)

Chapter 8 (#u95c76717-0004-5fd4-b5da-74317e9fe481)

Chapter 9 (#u46736ad5-8f33-5e19-ba1e-69d64a6c936c)

Chapter 10 (#u6be5b089-79f0-5280-abac-a7a56f1bb996)

Chapter 11 (#ueb00b252-686f-50a7-862f-6df7747127a1)

Chapter 12 (#u55f83dd2-7e58-5ef1-9b61-48dc9d7d007f)

Chapter 13 (#u3cc82dd9-3686-5ad9-9b0b-ec8f120143bc)

Chapter 14 (#ueb10c72e-d638-51e7-b493-bf0632dcc3c8)

Chapter 15 (#uecb1208b-06cd-5839-81b5-309ebffe1a00)

Chapter 16 (#ubf05fbf3-0838-5c68-a790-131272513104)

Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)