*The explosive new thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller*TWO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.Tommy Boyle and Scratch always had each other's backs. But old loyalties die hard on London's streets, and when Tommy throws his lot in with the notorious Darling family, Scratch gets thrown to the wolves.TWO SIDES OF THE LAW.Shedding her old life for the Old Bill, Scratch goes undercover on Operation Sting. Bringing down the Darlings’ empire will be her duty – and getting revenge for an old friend’s sins will be her pleasure.ONE SHOCKING TWIST.As gritty and dangerous as the London streets in which it’s set, this is No.1 bestseller Kimberley Chambers at her best. Get ready for a shocking read with a STING in the tail . . .
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Kimberley Chambers. The Sting
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
PROLOGUE. New Year’s Eve 1972
PART ONE
CHAPTER ONE. Christmas 1972
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
PART TWO
CHAPTER TEN
Summer 1975
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Spring 1976
PART THREE
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Autumn 1978
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
PART FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
1983
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE. Nine Months Later
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Butler Series
About the Author
Also by Kimberley Chambers
About the Publisher
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In memory of my brave friend Suzanne’s son
Ricky Paul Hayden
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Aware his father was snoring like a pig, Tommy tiptoed down the stairs. It wasn’t just Rex he wanted to check on. Sleep would not come unless he was sure his mother was all right.
Valerie Boyle was sitting by the lit-up Christmas tree wrapping the last of the children’s presents. She could barely see out of her left eye now, the socket was so swollen.
