The Ladykiller: A deadly thriller filled with shocking twists

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I really wanted to like this book as I had heard so much about it. However, it took some time to get used to the writing style and although I know it is about gangland crime I found the swearing to be totally excessive. Every second word was peppered with an 'F' this and 'C' that. Having said that, Martina Cole is a highly entertaining author and her books bring you on quite a journey. This is the second book I have read by Martina Cole, because I wanted to give her writing another chance, however it will be the last. Perhaps that's down to my own personal taste as there is a huge market for this sort of writing in the UK. It's just not for me. But there are greater trials ahead than either can foresee. They’re about to learn the hardest lesson of all...... Cain es un hombre de 28 años cuando lo conocemos. Está casado, tiene un hijo pequeño y vive una buena vida gracias a su éxito en negocios que no son precisamente legales. Jenny es una adolescente a la que él ayuda en una ocasión, es inocente y no tiene una relación idílica con su madre, la cual se dedica a meterse en problemas y a beber. Cuando ambos se conocen, surge una atracción inmediata que va creciendo cada vez más y que les conducirá a complicaciones que amenazarán su felicidad. As one of the many who took part in baby farming - a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century adoption and fostering method - Amelia Dyer was a cold-hearted woman who killed the infants placed with her rather than taking care of them. Evidence pointed to at least 12 murders, with some experts speculating that there were many more (per Thames Valley Police). Before his true nature was revealed, H.H. Holmes was known for being an intelligent con artist and bigamist who would later become one of America's first serial killers. He would occasionally sell the skeletal remains of his victims to local medical schools. Holmes confessed to murdering 27 people in what would be later dubbed his "Murder Castle" (via Biography).

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I liked Cain from the outset, although Jenny did not seem to be the right type of person for him, I grew to respect her loyalty to her man and her family. The Good Life is set over decades, which works for me and I love the fact that the reader sees a snippet of the future at the very beginning of the book. We then see Cain’s life progress over the years and this is a story that held my interest from the beginning to the end.Jenny is not just any girl. She cares nothing for Cain's hard-man reputation - she just wants to be with him. Los capítulos son muy breves y eso ayuda a que la lectura sea fluida durante la mayor parte del tiempo, pero eso no impidió que yo siguiera pensando que sobraban páginas y que la autora cometió un error monumental con el dichoso prólogo y la sinopsis. Cain Moran wanted Jenny Riley more than he had ever wanted anyone or anything before in his life. But loving Jenny Riley was the easy part.... The Good Life is an interesting book in which the central character truly does learn, grow and change his life by the end of the novel. Cain Moran lives a life of crime. Jenny Riley is a naive, young girl. The novel tells a love story revolving around Cain and the love he has for Jenny. Cain is a face in London, England who seems to have it all. In her turn, Jenny is not interested in Cain's hard man reputation all she wants is to be with him. For Cain, loving Jenny Riley was the easy part; it was telling his wife, Caroline, that he wanted a divorce that was going to be the killer, because when Caroline said 'til death us do part', she meant it. When Cain is sentenced to life in prison it seems that Caroline might have got her wish.

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When Cain is sentenced to life in prison it seems that Caroline might have got her wish. All Cain and Jenny know is that if their love can survive such separation, then one day they will have a chance at the Good Life together again. Luego se da un salto a 1979, año en el que Cain y Jenny, los protagonistas principales, se conocieron. Veremos sus circunstancias en ese momento y, posteriormente, a lo largo de toda la novela se irá detallando cómo fueron sus vidas en los 30 años siguientes. Desde mi punto de vista, debido a la falta de intriga y de sorpresas, la lectura resulta pesada en varios instantes. Además, no es un libro cortito, tiene 437 páginas y muchas son puro relleno. Un libro cuya sinopsis y prólogo lo estropean todo. ¿Por qué digo esto? Pues porque ambas cosas ya te dicen lo más relevante que va a ocurrir. De hecho, el prólogo no solo hace un repaso a los que serán los sucesos más importantes en la vida de los protagonistas, sino que también te sitúa en el día en el que acabará la historia. Caroline es el personaje más inestable, no es ninguna santa y no deja indiferente con sus actos. Jenny flojea porque la autora la pinta como alguien que rara vez muestra un carácter fuerte ante los ataques que recibe o las desgracias que vive. Mientras Cain esté con ella, pues es como si todo diera igual. Cain es prácticamente el mismo durante todo el libro, pasan décadas y no noté cambios en él. Jenny evoluciona un poco más, pero incluso cuando le sucede algo muy trágico, vi que se volvía a destacar que lo que le importaba es que Cain y ella pudieran estar juntos. British crime writer Martina Cole examines the life and times of the most notorious female serial killers across history and asks: why do women kill, and why are we surprised when they do?DI Kate Burrows is about to enter an investigation that will change her career and personal life forever. But she has no idea just what this killer is capable of, and how much she might be putting at risk to find him. There are many questions that viewers of Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story have after finishing the controversial series. Many fans have asked what happened to Dahmer’s grandmother and whether she was ever suspicious of him. While Netflix's Dahmer series did include events that actually happened, the TV show also took creative liberties with the horrifying true story. As a result, those interested in the minds and motivations of real-life serial killers like Dahmer may want to turn to documentaries for more information and less sensationalism. Appallingly written - repetitive - everyone is 'loved with a passion' or 'hated with a vengeance' (or at least once, 'loved with a vengeance'. Aunque el prólogo se chive de dichas complicaciones, a mí me parece mal nombrarlas. Me gustaría conocer las razones de la autora para haber fastidiado de ese modo la lectura. A esto hay que añadir que la historia intenta dividir la atención entre los negocios de Cain y el triángulo amoroso compuesto por él, Jenny y Caroline, su esposa. Me aburría soberanamente con lo de Cain, sus enemigos y su estatus de mafioso, considero que se podría haber abreviado más esa parte, pues el tema amoroso es el que realmente es el eje de la trama. Lo que irán decidiendo Jenny y Cain y las reacciones de Caroline es lo que interesa. Se sabe la decisión más importante, pero eso no impide que dé cierta curiosidad ver cómo actúa cada personaje cuando eso ocurre. The Good Life tells a great story and an easy read. I enjoyed it, although some of the graphic detail of murders were a bit difficult. If you are not easily offended by bad language or violence, you might enjoy The Good Life too.