Hustle by Owen Mullen

Happy publication day to Owen Mullen on his third book in The Glass Family series, Hustle. This is my first book in the series but when I saw it available on Rachel’s Random Resources blog list, the cover and description caught my eye so I thought I would give it a read. Thank you to Boldwood publishers for the advanced copy and for inviting me on the blog tour.

Back jacket description

What was meant to be a straightforward jewellery heist goes horribly wrong, and the thieves are forced to take a hostage to make their escape. But when they discover their prisoner is the infamous Nina Glass - one of the bosses of the most dangerous criminal dynasty in London - they soon realise they have made a terrible mistake.

Greed wins out over good sense and the gang decide to make the best of a bad situation. They send Luke Glass a ransom note. But messing with London's top crime dynasty is a serious error. Now Luke must track down the gang who abducted his sister before they carry out their brutal threats.

The Glass family have other problems. The crooked cop they have on their payroll - DCI Oliver Stanford - makes an unwelcome discovery. The insider they had all presumed dead, may in fact have survived, and still be feeding information to the police. 

Under attack from all sides, and desperate to save his sister, Luke has the reputation and survival of the crime dynasty in his hands – is this the end of the Glass family?

Review

This is a typical gangster book with a powerful family facing threats. Words like ‘copper’ are used often. I don’t normally read gangster books so this was a change for me. It’s always interesting to read a different genre. If this is your genre, you will enjoy this book. It has family, sex, fighting, kidnapping, overconfident criminals, what else could you want? As I mentioned, this is the third book in the series and I would recommend reading the others in the series first. The author does include a helpful cast of characters at the beginning of the book as a reference to the reader. I found it very helpful.

Author Bio

Owen Mullen is a highly regarded crime author who splits his time between Scotland and the island of Crete. In his earlier life he lived in London and worked as a musician and session singer. He has now written seven books and his first gangland thriller for Boldwood, Family was published in January 2021. You can keep up with Owen on social media and his newsletter.  

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