The Pact

by Roberta Kray

For 34-year-old Eve Weston, life couldn't get much bleaker. Her con artist father recently committed suicide and her younger brother Terry was sent to jail. Then she lost her job too, because a close friendship with married solicitor Henry Baxter was misconstrued as an affair. Having temporarily moved away from London, she's now living in her father's old flat in one of the shabbier parts of Norwich. On a visit to see Terry, Eve is shocked to find him battered and bruised. He refuses to tell her who has done it or why. Eve begins to have serious fears that her brother won't survive his sentence, and in desperation she turns to another prisoner, a dangerous-seeming individual called Martin Cavelli. They make a secret if Cavelli protects Terry then she will pay whatever it costs.

Genres: Crime

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 25, 2007

Reviews

[Anil Dhingra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rather disappointing thriller. Eve, the main and most interesting character, makes a Pact with a strongman in the prison to protect her younger brother who is there for 6 months.
In return she agrees to do jobs for the Don. This turns out to be much complex and life threatening.
There are too many characters the gangs, cops, investigators, prisoners, prison staff. Too complex.
The story should have flown more smoothly.

[Bookaholic · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dnf

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best Roberta Kray book I’ve read. Disappointing.

[Paul Shepherd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good gripping kray novel

[Nicola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find Roberta's books a little slow to start with but once they get going they are brilliant books 📖

[Donna MacRae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Was interested to see how it would end. It would seem the author has kept it open for the story to continue in a later novel. I'll be looking out for that.

[Wyma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kray does what no one else does: she allies us with the criminal's family: wife, girlfriend, daughter. She does it with insight and humor and presents a mystery to solve as well. I'm about 1/5 way through this and have to finish it quickly so I can return it to the library before I leave tomorrow. Better make it an early night. Read it and returned it and it's her best. I began it again just to refresh myself on why I immediately liked it to much.

[Elaine Browne]

I tried very hard to get into this but it was lacklustre to say the least
It was very confusing I couldn't grip it it was all over the place
The characters were flat uninteresting and extremely boring
The pact more like the bore I gave two stars because all though the story was boring it had premise so that means that the writer may improve with time

[Joe Stamber · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does what is says on the tin - a tale of London lowlifes, a reasonably entertaining read, I whizzed through it with a modicum of interest for the charachters I was reading about. It was part of a 3 for £5 deal and I didn't feel like I'd wasted my money. Just about deserves 3 stars.

[Natty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't judge a book by its cover because this was way better than expected! I loved Eve and really felt for her. The story was occasionally confused but on the whole the mystery kept it tight. Surprise yourself and give this a go!

[Pam]

01/14/08 rec via bookmooch

[Maryam · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is awful!!!

There isn't actually a story, number of characters and useless roles in the novel!

Chapters and chapters that can be summed up into paragraphs and the ending is stupid!

[Robert Brokenmouth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bloody good read, but you won't want to put it down too often.

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

very very good story. lots of main characters all added to the plot. well constructed story line.

[Suzanne Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

[Pauline O Shea · Rating 1 out of 5]

found it boring very disappointing as I've read a few of her books and enjoyed them. Didn't fin it

[Kaylol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eve is very likeable as a main character, making the book a good read.