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Jo-Ann Goodwin

    Jo-Ann Goodwin's writing is characterized by its sharp and penetrating examination of complex societal issues. She brings a journalist's eye for detail and a deep understanding of systemic injustice to her narratives, often exploring the shadowy realms of organized crime. Her prose is precise and evocative, drawing readers into compelling stories that resonate with a sense of urgency. Goodwin's work is distinguished by its unflinching gaze and its commitment to uncovering truths that lie beneath the surface.

    SweetHearts Club
    Sweet gum
    • 2007

      Sweet gum

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.3(20)Add rating

      Eugene Burnside joined the Firm before he left school, running drugs. Clever and ambitious, he's now twenty-eight and going places: he's come to the attention of the Faron Brothers and, as everyone knows, the brothers are the Firm. Promotion couldn't come too soon for Eugene - it means he no longer has to deal with middleman Mal Shifter and his two old aunts. Or those dogs. The lot of them give him the creeps. But if Eugene's gangland career is going well, things are not so sweet on the domestic front. He still lives at home with his mum, Gladys, and his sister Simone, the star of SweetHearts lap-dancing club. He's devoted to them both but wished he felt the same about Simone's son, Nero. He's not a nice child - 'disturbed' isn't the half of it. Then a SweetHearts girl goes missing. Evil has come to haunt the alleys and archways of North London - a killer the press have dubbed 'the Meatman' begins his grisly work and Eugene's world is turned on its head...

      Sweet gum