Blog Tour : Review of Family by Owen Mullen

Huge thanks to Boldwood Books and Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto this tour. Not only did the cover have me hooked from the beginning, but so did the blurb ... 

The Blurb 

Family – might be the death of you…

The Glass family business is crime, and they’re good at what they do. Vengeance took Luke Glass behind bars –
but now he's free and he's never going back. Luke wants out of the gangster life – all he has to do is convince his family to let him go.

His brother holds the reins of the South London underworld in his brutal hands - nobody tells Danny Glass no and expects to live - not even DCI Oliver Stanford, bent copper and one of the Met's rising stars. The way Danny sees it, his younger brother and sister Nina owe him everything. The price he demands is loyalty, and a war with their arch enemy gives him the leverage he needs to tie Luke to the family once more.

Luke can't see a way out, until Danny commits a crime so terrible it can't be forgiven. Love turns to hate when secrets are unearthed which pit brother against brother. Left with no choice but to choose a side, Nina holds the fate of the family in her hands.

In the Glass family, Owen Mullen has created a crime dynasty to rival the Richardsons and the Krays. Heart-pounding, jaw-dropping with non-stop action, Family is perfect for fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Mandasue Heller.

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My Thoughts 

Family - the very title of this book evokes all sorts of emotions as family can mean all sorts of things to different people. Mullen is a crafts-person with a versatile style that can take us from the streets of Pakistan (Out of the Silence) to the streets of Scotland (Games People Play)  - and now we're walking the streets of London with the Glass family. 

With a strong family dynasty behind him, Luke Glass could be forgiven for thinking he could look forward to better times on his release from prison. However, the head of the Glass dynasty thinks differently. How could Luke possibly think he could go straight after all he is a Glass. 

This is a ferocious and compelling insight into 'family' dynamics and from the very first page I was gripped. Mullen has a knack of gripping you by the throat and defying you to put the book down. 

His characters are compellingly visceral, addictively devious, and completely believable - especially if you've heard of the Krays or read Martina Cole. 

The plot has been devised to keep you on your toes and to make sure you're never entirely sure what might happen next. I particularly loved Nina - who is the lynch pin in this entire novel. She holds more power than either of her brothers should she choose to use it. 

Another brilliant read!

Author Bio 

When he was ten years old, Owen Mullen won a primary schools short story competition and didn’t write another word for four decades. One morning he announced he was going to write a book. He did. Since then he has written seven. Owen was born in Coatbridge, a few miles from Glasgow, where the Charlie Cameron stories take place, and where he ran a successful design and marketing business. A late developer, he has a Masters degree from Strathclyde University which he got in his forties. In his earlier life he lived in London and worked as a musician and session singer. People tell him he enjoyed himself and he has no reason to doubt them. The journey from rocker to writer has been a fascinating experience and the similarities between the music and book industries, never cease to amaze him. His passions are travel, food and Arsenal Football Club. A gregarious recluse, he now splits his time between Scotland and the island of Crete, along with his wife, Christine.

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