Heather Burnside Books in Order

Nightclub barmaid Hannah Conway overhears her corrupt boss Jez Reilly planning to force residents off the street where her grandmother lives for a luxury development. As threats turn violent, Hannah teams up with regular Russ Coles to strike back at the gangsters.

Growing up on one of Manchester's roughest council estates, Mark 'Macca' McNeil sees little future beyond dead end jobs. Teaming up with volatile Todd Brown and joining a local gang brings money and status, but his relationship with Joanne forces him to question the cost.

Years after a vicious woodland attack, Beth appears to have rebuilt her life with ambitious husband Brady. When he uncovers her secret and uses it to control and bankrupt her, Beth turns to charismatic crime boss Martin and plots a dangerous revenge.

Sisters Sophie and Kelsey have always depended on each other, until illness and neglect push them into the care system and tear them apart. Rebranded as Sapphire and working the streets, Sophie clings to her new 'family' while searching for a way back to her sister.

Laura Sharples runs a successful chain of fashion boutiques, far removed from the days when she worked Manchester's streets as Crystal. After a series of targeted attacks on her business, old coping habits resurface and she fears someone is punishing her for her past.

Working girl Amber has survived an uncaring family by relying only on herself. Accepting protection from feared pimp Kev Pike seems like security, until jealous fellow prostitute Cora and a strangler stalking the streets show how deadly life under his wing can be.

Newly released from prison, Adele reluctantly agrees to run her brother Peter's Manchester nightclub, The Golden Bell, while he serves time for assault. As protection rackets and a scheming lieutenant close in, she is forced into a dangerous fight for control.

When her pimp and former lover Gilly dies from a drug overdose, Manchester sex worker Crystal refuses the protection of another pimp. Trying to care for her daughter, she launches a bold blackmail scheme against powerful clients, risking lethal retaliation.

Imprisoned for killing her abusive father, Adele Robinson quickly learns to stand her ground behind bars. Outside, her brother Peter expands his criminal empire and sparks a turf war, and only Adele may be able to protect the family from total ruin.

Journalist Maddy agrees to interview sex workers in a run down Manchester pub, expecting a gritty feature not personal danger. Her visit attracts the attention of Gilly, a controlling pimp, just as a new romance blinds her to how unsafe her life has become.

After a chaotic childhood with an absent father, weak mother and a shattering trauma, Ruby drifts into drinking, casual sex and prostitution. Now a brothel madam, she must confront an old enemy and ruthless gang pressure before everything she has built is destroyed.

Years after fleeing the Riverhill estate, Rita and Yansis return to Manchester for her brother John's wedding with their young son, Daniel. When Daniel disappears, old enemies resurface and Rita works with her police officer brother in a desperate search.

Siblings Adele and Peter Robinson grow up with a violent father and a beaten down mother on a Manchester estate. Adele fights for education and escape while Peter sinks into gang life, until one brutal night forces their worlds to collide.

In 1991, Rita returns to Manchester with her husband Yansis and finds a dope smoking 'businessman' called Leroy installed in her parents' home and her pregnant sister's life. Determined to expose him, she is pulled into dangerous gang rivalries.

After a night out, Julie Quinley wakes to find herself accused of murder. Released for lack of evidence but shunned by friends and family, she and a few loyal allies hunt the real killer before her life collapses.