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When men in balaclavas burst into the parlour at The Angel, shotguns raised, Orchid’s time is up. She’s been hiding in London, hoping members of a gang she used to belong to don’t find her. Seems they have. Will, Orchid’s younger brother, is still a gang member up in Birmingham, and although he’s desperate to get out, he hasn’t got the balls. A message from his sister after he helps to pull off a big job changes everything, and he boards a train to meet her. Murder is the name of the game, and the siblings have no choice but to commit it—just like they’ve had no choice in the past, forced to do things no child should have to. Can they wipe the gang out and move on? Will The Brothers help them? And how will they go forward with deaths on their consciences? The Cardigan Estate is once again thrown into the heart of tragic lives, where justice is found with bullets, blood, and chopped-up bodies dumped in the Thames.

154 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2021

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Emmy Ellis

136 books115 followers
Author of these series:
•  DI Tracy Collier
•  DI Carol Wren
•  DI Bethany Smith
•  DI Helena Stratton
•  The Cardigan Estate
•  DI Morgan Yeoman
•  Detective Anna James

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1,182 reviews498 followers
January 29, 2021
Murder,Lies,Hate...And Using Your Children For Crimes...

What a 'Mom' we meet in this Cardigan Estate story...She hates her two youngest children, products of rape, both of them...Only does what is needed, no hugs or loving thoughts ever going through Her mind....And when she meets a man who makes plenty of money by robbing, she has dollars in her eyes...And as the younger kids age, they become perfect props and actors to commit crimes with no one even looking at them!!
What a life to be born into for Rebecca and her brother Will....All crime all the time...This is their story...When they finally run away...And turn the tables...
Another fab read by this author in my favorite place, the Cardigan Estates!
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451 reviews9 followers
November 17, 2024
These books just keep getting better
Enjoying this series
On to book 6 now
147 reviews3 followers
July 6, 2021
Orchid

Oh my the Cardigan estate is rife with murder again. Greg and George the twins who are the leaders and run the estate are helping another flower from the Angel, it's Orchid this time and their electric saw is working overtime. The Angel is a pub and a brothel that passes itself off as a massage parlour and the girls who work there all have flower names and one of them is needing help from the brothers, who are there to protect them so let murder and mayhem commence.
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70 reviews1 follower
September 25, 2024
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant

You do know that I'm missing reading time writing this, so I will be quick and short and sweet. Okay, I will try to be sweet 😀
It's like chapters ending, so I need to get back to reading.
Emmy Ellis you are a genius, you don't need my praise, but you have it, if I had a spec of your talent if be over the moon, but there is ply one brain cell left.
🤗😅
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846 reviews1 follower
September 10, 2021
This instalment in the cardigan series does not disappoint. The strong female lead running away from her past to end up working at the Angel.

I am loving the insight we as readers get of Greg and George. They are dangerous but kind, sensitive and emotionless.

I cant wait to read the next installment
9 reviews
January 22, 2021
Good read

I've read the whole series, not realising there was a series, but when for to find out, I couldn't wait to get the next
From where it's left it there is at least one more, hurry up plz
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390 reviews
February 16, 2021
Really enjoy this series

I do enjoy this series of books. The brothers are just great the way they look after people lol. I know it's only fiction but this author knows how to tell a story. Now on to book six
26 reviews
January 21, 2023
OMG fantastic writer

What a great book, 3am I fell asleep with match sticks in my eyes lol. It's never boring when the twins are peed off everything gets tied up with a nice shiny red bow?
Onto book 6
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368 reviews54 followers
January 9, 2021
What a brilliant installment.

Page turning all the way though, I could not put this one down.

Really looking foward to book.6
204 reviews1 follower
January 19, 2021
I really like this author. The Cardigan Estate series is so well written. Great storyline, strong characters. Cannot wait for no.6

Highly Recommend
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January 27, 2021
Wow...

Always a catching story. There so much going on, on the cardigan estate it never gets boring nothing shocks me anymore
21 reviews1 follower
January 28, 2021
Rejects

Another great read cant wait for book 6 I felt I was there with all the people felt their fears and their relieve
285 reviews
February 18, 2021
Love this series of the cardigan estate an hooked and reading them as soon as they out.
14 reviews
April 7, 2021
Great thanks

Cardigan series is a great series keep up the good work with the writing cascades
You are a star 🌟
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