by JOOLZ DENBY
First published 2005
Billie Morgan stands behind the counter of her small jewelry shop in Bradford, polishing silver rings and trying to forget who she used to be. She's in her forties now, living quietly, but the memories won't stay buried. Years ago she rode with the Devil's Own, a motorcycle gang that lived on speed and acid, racing down highways toward destruction. Those days ended in murder. Billie thought she had left that world behind, thought she could build something different with her hands and her small business. But the past doesn't disappear just because you want it to. Now the consequences of what happened back then are catching up with her. The woman who once lived without limits must face what her old life cost her and others. This is a story about the weight of violence, the possibility of redemption, and whether someone can truly change after crossing lines that should never be crossed.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: redemption, second-chance
Setting: Bradford
Period: present-day
288 pages · Paperback · Serpent's Tail
Content warnings: violence