Greed

700,000 COPIES SOLD IN ENGLAND Winner of the British Book Award 2006 - Best Thriller Acclaimed for her sharp and direct writing, Martina Cole is one of the few thriller authors who has the courage to show reality as it is. In Greed, chosen for her introduction to Brazilians, she creates a novel about envy and ambition. And she shamelessly reveals the lengths we are willing to go to fulfill our most intimate desires. Freddie Jackson has just been released from prison, thinking he's the king of the underworld. A sort of Essex Don Corleone, with meticulously orchestrated connections during his years behind bars. However, the last thing Jackie, Freddie's wife, wants is to have her husband back: the reprimands, the domestic violence, and the countless mistresses. Increasingly bitter and emotionally unstable, Jackie watches life lose all its charm and meaning. At the same time, she realizes that her younger sister, Maggie, is doing very well. In love with Jimmy, Freddie's cousin, Maggie is determined not to end up like her sister. Families should always stay together. However, behind closed doors and windows, envy and betrayal can corrupt and devastate the lives of all its members. And for the Jacksons, loyalty doesn't seem to triumph. Because in the world they've built, no one can be trusted. In their world, everyone is an enemy.