Born Bad: A gritty gangster thriller with a darkly funny heart

A powerful, gritty novel set in the criminal underworld of Manchester from bestselling author Marnie Riches. *The battle is on* When gang leader Paddy O’Brien is stabbed in his brother’s famous nightclub, Manchester’s criminal underworld is shaken to the core. Tensions are running high, and as the body count begins to grow, the O’Brien family must face a tough decision – sell their side of the city to the infamous Boddlington gang or stick it out and risk losing their king. But war comes easy to the bad boys, and they won’t go down without a fight. So begins a fierce battle for the South Side, with the leading Manchester gangsters taking the law into their own hands – but only the strongest will survive… The O'Brien family, central figures in Manchester's crime fiction, are thrust into an action-packed adventure as they defend their turf against the Boddlington gang. Their humorous exchanges, a testament to their unbreakable bond, offer a glimmer of hope in the black abyss of the criminal underworld. For fans of Roberta Kray (Cheated), David Baldacci (The Edge), Rachel Lynch (Silent Bones), Ross Greenwood (Death on Cromer Beach), and Heather Atkinson (Savage Sisters).