{"title":"Linda Calvey","description":"\u003cp\u003eLinda Calvey's works delve into gripping tales of crime, exploring the human stories behind headlines and the complexity of life within the criminal world. Her writing offers a compelling blend of raw honesty and suspense, inviting readers to look beyond the surface of each narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect intense, thought-provoking storytelling in the \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e genre, where themes of redemption, morality, and survival intertwine. Calvey's books are marked by a candid exploration of life's darker paths, told with a voice both authentic and unflinching.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"life-inside-by-linda-calvey-9781802795950","title":"Life Inside","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs heard in Linda's new BBC podcast series Gangster: The Story of the Black Widow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping and powerful account of what prison is like and what it takes to make it through... Make sure you read it.\" \u003cstrong\u003eKimberley Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWidely known in the criminal underworld as the 'Black Widow', Linda Calvey spent the first half of her life in league with the UK's top gangsters, robbing banks and rubbing shoulders with the Kray twins. That is, until her lover Ronnie Crook was murdered at point-blank range, and she was falsely convicted for murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving spent decades behind bars, Linda is now Britain's longest serving female prisoner. Detailing the systems, characters and rules of prison life, as well as her run-ins with notorious criminals Charles Bronson, Myra Hindley and Rose West, this is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing stories of fights, dodgy dealings, and what happens when a screw gets taken hostage, this is a gritty and eye-opening look at prison life from a woman who has seen it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It will change your perception of life inside and the courage it takes to survive it... A must-read book.\" \u003cstrong\u003eBobby Cummines, OBE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46837386215660,"sku":"9781802795950","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24059593482829.jpg?v=1758608711"},{"product_id":"charity-by-linda-calvey-9781035431038","title":"Charity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe highly anticipated new and final instalment in Linda Calvey's gripping gangland series.\u003c\/em\u003e What will become of the three sisters of the Wills family?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the youngest of three sisters, Charity Wills is used to getting what she wants. When she was a teenager, she fell in love with the dashing bad boy next door and married him. If she wants something beautiful and expensive in a shop, she discreetly puts it in her bag—the Old Bill be damned. If she has enemies that need seeing to, her father-in-law can pull some strings to make the problem go away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo when Charity finds herself suddenly on her own—her beloved Little Danny in prison and no sign of a much-wanted pregnancy on the way—she is at a loss. She wants to start pulling her weight in her influential crime family. But as she works to pull off a plan that will fly under the radar of the law, an old enemy of the Wills family grows ever nearer, determined that Charity will not have her happily ever after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA gritty and gripping gangland story set in London's East End—for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234918150380,"sku":"9781035431038","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035431038-charity-1.jpg?v=1787811141"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/linda-calvey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}