Geezer girls
Mitchell, Dreda Say200907UU
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Fast-paced London thriller for fans of Bad Girls and the Martina Cole readership. Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Jade Flynn and three other girls were forced to become the sole occupants of the fourth floor of St Nicholas Care Home for Children. Forced to take part in 'special community projects'. Forced to work for a man they nicknamed 'The Geezer'. Until a shocking event made them rebel. Steal something that didn't belong to them. They ran. They disappeared. Now Jade is living a respectable life as Jackie Jarvis. She's getting married, and her three best friends are her bridesmaids. Until the Geezer turns up. He'll kill them, unless they do one last job for him - then they can return to their everyday lives. But can they trust him? This time if they disappear they won't be coming back...
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Imprint:
London : Hodder Paperback : 2009.
Collation:
448 p. ; 20x13x3 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Biography/History:
Dreda Say Mitchell was born in London's East End in 1965. She has worked as an education consultant and a teacher in both primary and secondary schools. She has a degree in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a MA in education studies. Her first novel, RUNNING HOT, was published in 2004 by the Maia Press and won the Crime Writers' Association's John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for best first novel. She loves to travel, with her hot feet taking her as far a field as Cambodia and Laos to the Lebanon and Ethiopia. She especially loves to relax in Grenada where her family are from. She continues to live in east London with her partner, Tony.
ISBN:
9781444726602 (pbk)1444726609 (pbk)
Dewey class:
AF
Language:
English
BRN:
4098834
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