"An intense, gritty thriller with some of the most colourful characters you will ever read about. A perfect library addition for those who enjoy Martina Cole or Mandasue Heller. Tallon has a real gift for writing this sort of crime in a gripping, fresh and edgy way. One to watch." ~ Jillian Horn*** Is life a game.? It is for some. If you met a troubled stranger who needed help, what would you do? If she had a haunted air about her, startled, hunted eyes, would you reach out?Tanya Smith, a beautiful East End stripper stumbling her way through life, finds herself gaining an impromptu flatmate one night after a chance meeting with a lost young woman. Anna Davis, on the run from a dangerous and stormy past starts up a new life, keeping one eye over her shoulder and her secrets close to her chest.

Freddie Tyler, a hard, respected East End baron, seeks to find and punish the culprit of the shocking murder of one of the oldest faces in London. Three lives, linked by one hideous evil. The 'life game' begins. Who will win and who will lose.?.