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Lifer

By Ross Greenwood
Lifer by Ross Greenwood digital book - Fable

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The shocking page-turning thriller from top 50 bestselling author, Ross Greenwood

Ben wasn’t brought up, he was dragged up.

With absent parents and broken friends, a young Ben makes choices that are ruining his life. Before he’s even twenty, Ben’s spells in prison begin, and soon he finds himself involved in serious crime. When people begin to die, Ben must choose a side.

But is this really the life Ben wants or is there a way out of this vicious cycle? Is he destined to fulfil his fate of being once a prisoner, always a prisoner? Or can Ben swap a life on the inside, for one with hope on the outside?

Praise for Ross Greenwood:

‘Ross Greenwood is at the top of his game.' O J Mullen

'Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist.' Richard Burke

‘Master of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that draw you right in and won’t let go until you’ve reached the shocking ending.’ Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks blog

'Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour.' Kath Middleton

Please note: This book was previously published as The Boy Inside.

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“Now I know why I love books by Ross Greenwood. This book is such a powerful read. A story of Ben and his choices; good or bad. Such an emotional read. A story of Ben who as he prepares to repel prison staff invading his cell reflects on his past life on what led him to this position. There are some hard hitting scenes in this book and you find your questioning Ben's decisions and saying why? But would you be any different in your choices if you had the start in life that Ben had. A well written tale with well rounded and fleshed out characters. Highly recommended. In fact all the "Prison Books" written by Ross are well worth the read. Grab a copy if it crosses your radar!”
“A thought provoking novel following Ben’s journey from his traumatic childhood to him being in prison . Emotional scenes with well developed characters made this an engrossing read for me. I would like to thank the TBC Reviewers Request Group & the author for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review”
“A thought provoking novel following Ben’s journey from his traumatic childhood to him being in prison . Emotional scenes with well developed characters made this an engrossing read for me. I would like to thank the TBC Reviewers Request Group & the author for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review”

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