The Jump: A compelling thriller of crime and corruption

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This is a strong family drama that focuses entirely on relationships, and some of those are quite interesting. Cole lives in a Grade II listed, 15th-century manor house near Sevenoaks, Kent. [1] She also has a house in northern Cyprus. [13] I still had a lot of the same issues with this book as I did with No Mercy, but because the plot was so intriguing and the tension was built really well, they didn't bother me as much. For example, I found the writing style, especially in dialogue, quite clunky, and there was a lot of homophobic/transphobic language used. Maybe because of the time and the environment the characters were in, I can understand why it was there, but it was still uncomfortable reading. Cole was born in Essex, England, to Irish Catholic parents, and was the youngest of five children. Her mother was a psychiatric nurse from Glasnevin, County Dublin and her father was a merchant seaman from Cork City. Her cousin is the Cork politician Denis Cregan. She was expelled from her convent school aged 15 after allegedly being caught reading a Harold Robbins novel. [1] [2]

Pemberton, Max (27 October 2013). "Martina Cole's arthritis is the real crime". The Telegraph . Retrieved 5 November 2015. The story takes a little while to get going but once the dynamics have been established it helps make the final third much more impactful.In 2013, Martina Cole was one of only two authors inducted into the Crime Thriller of Fame. Martina was nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger 2017 and received the Nielsen Specsaver Platinum Award. Canlap, Anne (13 April 2016). "Chelsea lorry driver makes 'pilgrimage' to his favourite author's TRNC home". www.newcyprusmagazine.com/ . Retrieved 28 June 2021. When Georgio Brunos is sentenced to 18 years in prison for his part in a bank robbery, his wife Donna decides it's finally time to step out of her little cocoon and take over all of her husband's work. This includes working alongside some old friends of his to help him escape (or "jump", hence the title) from prison. However, as she starts to dig deeper into her husband's dealings, she realises there's a lot more to him than she ever realised in their 20 years of marriage.

The author really understands her characters and spends a lot of time in their heads. This allows us to understand their motivations, simple as they may be. a b c Ross, Deborah (3 November 2011). "Martina Cole: 'I know I don't write literature' ". The Independent . Retrieved 5 November 2015. That said, I did actually like the plot and this book would have probably gotten a higher rating if written by a better writer; someone who can develop characters better and leave out an obscene amount of sexist bullshit. This is a violent world and the language is authentic - the rhyming slang is used appriately and naturally. I only wish I had used a notebook at the start to collect all the phrases. Cole filmed an investigative documentary, Martina Cole Girl Gangs: Los Angeles for Sky1 in 2009. This focused on the role of girls in these gangs, which have been responsible for crimes ranging from drug dealing and car theft to robbery and murder. [10]About Martina Cole". www.martinacole.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012 . Retrieved 5 November 2015. There is no real plot, so if you aren't interested in lots of swearing and EastEnders type family rows, it's not for you. Dowell, Ben (17 April 2008). "Sky to air Cole novel adaptations". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 November 2015.

The Jump is a four-part British television crime drama, written by Adrian Hodges and adapted from the 1995 novel by Martina Cole, that first broadcast on ITV on 6 September 1998. The series stars Adrian Dunbar as Alan Cox, an ex-con who offers to help Mafia wife Donna Brunos (Susan Vidler) to spring her husband George (Jonathan Cake) from prison after he is put behind bars for a brutal armed robbery. (en)

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Martina Cole: Woke up this morning, launched my own record label". The Independent. 22 October 2011 . Retrieved 5 November 2015. Brunos is a control freak and philanderer. Donna loves him to distraction and she's honest. She also cannot have children. Georgio persuades Donna to organise his escape from the island. She goes to Alan Cox, who'd rather have anyone but her as his partner.

Donna ends up on her own and very rich. She's looking forward to being her own person in the future. Martina Cole - Sky Arts: The Book Show". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011 . Retrieved 21 October 2011. Martina Cole: Always look on the dark side of life". The Telegraph. 11 October 2008 . Retrieved 5 November 2015. James, Erwin (28 October 2010). "Britain's queen of crime: Martina Cole". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 November 2015.Finally, blessedly, the plot is wrapped up in what seems like a incredibly rushed and predictable finale. Of course, I welcomed this swift finish, but couldn’t help feeling some of the previous shite could have been condensed to make way for a more fulfilling end. Additionally, she has appeared on ITV's This Morning, The Crime Thriller Club, The Wright Stuff for Channel 5, ITV's popular daytime show Loose Women, The One Show and two episodes of Pointless Celebrities for BBC One, and a 2004 edition of The Culture Show.