Alex Kane – The Housewife

I picked up ‘The Housewife’ by Alex Kane with high expectations, as every single book she has written has been a five star read for me. This book is no different! In fact if we could give 6 stars I would!

Set in Mainshill Estate in Glasgow and focusing on three main characters and some lesser ones we are thrown into the action immediately with the prologue of his story. We are introduced to Terry Reid a vicious Glasgow gangster who will spare no-one who crosses him and Annie who has walked away from her life and right into the life of being the girlfriend of Terry.

Leah is a mother who has a secret that she is desperate to keep hidden from her son and husband as her world would be destroyed. These three are on a collision course that will alter their lives forever.

A really gritty, whirlwind of a ride from start to finish. One that has your heart hammering in your throat. Alex Kane is not afraid to bring the violent world of a gangster to her books and doesn’t shy away from the violence that we all know does happen. Her descriptions of Mainshill Estate and the people on there are rooted in reality. The desperation, poverty and spiralling into drink and drugs as a way to escape the hopelessness is there for all to see.

A gangland crime thriller that is at it’s best. One that keeps you reading with the drama and danger over every page. With enough double-crosses, murders and the testing of loyalties packed in to keep anyone busy for a few hours!

Thank you to Sarah from Books On The Bright Side Publicity, Hera Books and NetGalley for the copy of the book.