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Heather Burnside

    Heather Burnside crafts her narratives from the gritty, working-class landscapes of Manchester, drawing heavily on her upbringing in areas known for their challenging social realities. Her novels immerse readers in authentic portrayals of life on tough estates, exploring the complexities and struggles of their inhabitants. Burnside's distinctive voice offers a powerful and unflinching look at these environments, characterized by direct prose and a keen eye for human resilience. Her work resonates with a raw honesty, reflecting a deep understanding of the communities that shape her storytelling.

    Crystal
    Amber
    The Mark
    Sapphire
    Vendetta
    Guilt
    • 2024
    • 2023

      Can she save him from himself? Growing up in one of Manchester's roughest council estates, teenager Mark (Macca) McNeil's life seems already written for him until together with mates Todd, Spinxy, Shay and Leroy they decide to commit to a life of crime and form a gang to make a name for themselves. This is the ticket out he has been waiting for but then, there is Joanne. They come from the same estate but she is a good girl, heading places. She loves his lavish gifts and the life he is promising her but she doesn't want to see what Macca is capable of. And if she does, what will Macca choose, love or money? The gang once saved him but now will it destroy everything else?

      Redemption
    • 2023

      A standalone gangland thriller from the author of the Working Girls series. Years after surviving a vicious attack, Beth is plotting revenge on the man who tried to ruin her... Will her plan come together? Or, this time, will she lose everything for good?

      Blackmail
    • 2022

      Successful businesswoman Laura once called herself Crystal and worked the streets of Manchester. But when her business is attacked and the police have no leads, it's clear there's someone out there who hasn't forgotten who she used to be...

      Guilt
    • 2022

      It's a hard life working the streets, especially when those around her look to take advantage, but can the dream of one day finding her sister Kelsey keep Sapphire going?

      Sapphire
    • 2022

      The first book in Heather Burnside's latest series, The Working Girls series - set amongst the working girls of Manchester. When respected journalist, Maddy, goes to interview prostitutes in a rundown Manchester pub, she doesn't reckon on attracting the attention of their ruthless pimp...

      The Mark
    • 2022

      The third book in Heather Burnside's latest series, The Working Girls series - set amongst the working girls of Manchester. Crystal engages on a revenge mission to rob, blackmail and expose her most depraved clients. But some of these men are highly dangerous...

      Crystal
    • 2022

      The second book in Heather Burnside's latest series, The Working Girls series - set amongst the working girls of Manchester. With no safe place to call home, Ruby is desperate to fit in with the tough crowd. By the time she is sixteen, prostitution has become a way of life.

      Ruby
    • 2021

      With a mother unfit for purpose and a brother who despises her, working girl Amber can rely on no one but herself - until the meanest pimp in Manchester, Kevin Pike, offers her his protection.

      Amber
    • 2020

      Vendetta

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      When Adele's brother, Peter, gets banged up for GBH she reluctantly agrees to run his nightclub. But strong opposition from Peter's thuggish number two, who isn't best pleased about answering to a woman, isn't the only challenge she faces.

      Vendetta