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A01=Gillian Godden
Author_Gillian Godden
british crime thriller
Category=FHR
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female crime boss
gangland
gangster family saga
gritty crime fiction
london underworld
organized crime family
revenge
revenge thriller

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  • ISBN 9781835615003
  • Weight: 557g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Jul 2026
  • Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Empires don’t need kings. They need queens.

Freshly paroled from Holloway Prison, Pearl Armstrong returns to Soho not for nostalgia — but to reclaim the empire she built with blood, cunning and grit.

Her sons, Kristian and Daniel, have turned the Armstrong legacy into a shadow of its former self: crumbling clubs, unpaid debts and dangerous alliances. The Oyster Club, once a symbol of power and precision, teeters towards ruin — and now the vultures are circling.

In a city where loyalty is scarce and betrayal lurks in every shadow, Pearl must outthink, outfight and outlast a generation chasing flashbulbs over discipline. As old scores collide with new threats, she’ll learn the hardest lesson of all: empires aren’t inherited — they’re seized, one brutal move at a time.

And Pearl is still a queen with many more moves left…

'A gritty powerful story. A must read for fans of gangland crime' Bestselling author Kerry Kaya

'The characters were so real I'm still looking over my shoulder!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen

Gillian Godden is a brilliantly reviewed writer of gangland fiction as well as a full-time NHS Key Worker in Hull. She lived in London for over thirty years, where she sets her thrillers, and during this time worked in various stripper pubs and venues which have inspired her stories.

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