The Take

About the Author

Martina Cole is the No. 1 bestselling author of eleven hugely successful novels. Her most recent novel, The Graft, was No. 1 on the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list for eleven weeks, as well as a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller in paperback, and The Know was selected by Channel 4's Richard amp;Judy as one of the Top Ten Best Reads of 2003. Maura's Game and Faceless both shot straight to No. 1 on the Sunday Times bestseller lists and total sales of Martina's novels now exceed four million copies. Dangerous Lady and The Jump have gone on to become hugely popular TV drama series and several of her other novels are in production for TV. Martina Cole has a son and daughter and she lives in Essex.