Readers who like gritty gangland thrillers who haven’t yet discovered Owen Mullen’s hard-hitting and high-stakes novels are seriously missing out. In his latest novel, Insider, he continues the Glass family saga with a shocking, sinister and menacing tale full of so many twists and turns, readers won’t be able to catch a breath!

Crime is the Glass family’s bread and butter. They haven’t risen to the very top of the criminal fraternity by playing nice. They’ve stepped on many toes, stabbed people in the back and fought tooth and nail to be where they are today. The Glass family has plenty of enemies who never lose an opportunity to try and topple them off the throne which they occupy. There are very few people in this world the family can trust – something that will surely stand them in good stead when three of their business are targeted in a single night. The family does not believe in coincidences. Someone clearly is intent on sending them a message: they need to watch their backs because a war is imminent!

With trouble round every corner, the family needs to close ranks and figure out a way to ensure that their enemies do not threaten their empire. As the heads come together to come up with foolproof ways out of this mess, a stranger from the past enters the fray causing further division and mistrust within the family.

Time is running out and their archnemeses are closing in. With trouble brewing within their own ranks, this time round, the Glass family have more to worry about than bent cops and rival gangs – because this time round the most dangerous enemy is one of their own!

An engrossing gangland thriller where the pace is relentless, the action comes thick and fast and the suspense will leave readers on the edge of their seats, Insider continues to assert Owen Mullen’s standing as one of the genre’s most talented writers.

Full of larger than life characters, explosive showdowns and jaw-dropping revelations, Owen Mullen’s Insider is sure to go down a treat with fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers.

Insider is yet another excellent read by Owen Mullen. Continue reading about the Glass family in the second book in this series. Highly recommend! #Insider #NetGalley

I thought that the book, was such a page turner. A great read. I loved the book. The plot was very well written. I really cannot wait to read another book by this author.

Another great read from this author. I would recommend buying this book it was so good.Definitely worth a read .Thanks

Another absolutely fantastic read by a fantastic author. This book is even better than the previous novel by this author.

I am definitely a fan of Owen Mullen, this is a fast paced, intriguing and unpredictable read which is filled with twists to keep you guessing.

Mullen is the king of crime and should be shelved with Martina Cole and other crime royalty.

This is gritty and hard hitting in the best possible way. I adore Luke Glass he is a wonderful character. This is a story that has drawn me in from very early on.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow-what a fantastic book. In all honesty, I think it best to read the first book in the series. Gritty, hard-hitting, tense. Brilliant. Recommended.

Having enjoyed Owen Mullen’s other books, I thought I would give this one a try, but found it too much like many other titles by other authors, so didn’t take to it as much as his previous work.

Insider by Owen Mullen is the second book in The Glass Family series, this was just as good as the first book.
I was hooked within the very first few pages. I loved the way he writes and had me sitting on the edge of my sit on many occasions throughout this book. With trouble coming from all sides, the heads of the Glass family have more than enough to deal with, but all bets are off when a stranger from the past enters the game, causing division and mistrust. Who are they? and what do they want?

This book is packed with lots if twists and turns throughout and it has corrupt police, rival gangs and old enemies that are bad enough, but when the trouble comes from the inside, loyalties are tested, with deadly consequences. WoWoW......Brilliant!!!! Looking forward to the next book in the series

Insider is I highly recommend this book. I loved it,

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood books for the opportunity to read the next installment of The Glass family.

I’m really enjoying this series. Owen Mullen does it again with this gripping, page-turner, Insider. Many of the characters from Family return, and we are also introduced to new characters as well. Each is well plotted and really adds to the story. I love how character driven this is.

This is gritty and fast-paced. It is a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It was definitely difficult for me to put this one down and go to sleep, the night I started it.

I love the writing and the characters. I think this could be read as a standalone, but you would miss some background and it’s just better to read them in order! Overall, a great read, that I recommend!

Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources for the review copy and the opportunity to honestly review this book on the blog tour. All opinions are my own and unbiased.

This was a good book with some great characters and there was quite a few of them, but as the book opens up you learn more about them and their threat to the family and with others their loyalty.

This is the second book in the series the first being "family".

Luke Glass is now head of and running the family business with his sister Nina. South London is their territory and they will fight tooth, nail and dirty to protect both it and The Family. The business is at risk of being attacked from all sides and it is Lukes job to find out who is the threat and deal with them, he doesn't realise that they have a mole.

If you want violence, If you want gritty gangland then this is the book for you, it starts from the first page and steams on through the book. A thoroughly gripping book from start to finish

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this exciting book. xx

This is book two in The Glass Family. Family is book one and I recommend you read that one first as they are based on the same family.

Luke is now running the Glass family business.. but who is trying to take over their turf.

It was very easy to get into this story and as soon as I did I was gripped. I am already looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.

Insider by Owen Mullen is the second book in the Glass family series. I needed no encouragement to read and review this book as I was on the first books tour and it blew me away. Needless to say this book has drawn me in even more to the Glass family and their ups and downs.
We return to the Glass Family and now Luke is in charge of the family business. Things begin to go majorly wrong on both sides of the river and Luke is very aware this needs sorting and fast. He needs to discover who is behind these hits before he loses territorial control. It isn't long before he finds out that they are the acts of someone on the inside.
Well, now Danny Glass has gone and no longer takes the limelight away from both Luke and Nina we are now able to see their strengths and weaknesses in full glory. Saying that, they are still the Glass family and not a family to be messed with at all.
Owen Mullen has kept the action, danger and violence up to the level I experienced in the first one. I love being back with Luke and Nina Glass. The shady criminal underworld is still as violent and I loved it.
We are introduced to new characters who help keep the storyline exciting and up to date. They also kept me intrigued as to what parts they were going to play within the Glass Family crisis. The original characters gain even more depth throughout Insider, which just made them feel even more like I was with them and they were old friends.
Everytime I read a book by Owen Mullen he always pulls out all the stops. Every book is just as good if not better than it's predecessor and Insider is certainlly that! Am very impatiently waiting for the next book now...
Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources, netgalley and Boldwood Books for the copy of the book.

REVIEW AS PART OF BLOF TOUR :)

We are back with the Glass family for book 2 in this gritty gangland series. Luke is now head of the family after events in the previous instalment, he never wanted this life..he was ready to walk away.. but once it’s got hold of you, you’re not getting out.

Jazzer and his friends are hired to hit some of Luke’s investments little do they know the world of trouble this will bring them. George Ritchie the gangster is back and working for Luke and you just know when he gets the scent there’s nowhere safe to hide . No one might have been hurt but George is old school… payback will be swift.

What happens next rocks the Glass family.. firstly the club is hit and this time there’s a body count..then someone from the past shows up.. a stranger.. but someone who wants a piece of the family action.

Soon it becomes very clear the hits were not carried out by the same crew.. and the Glass family are systematically under attack..and with little to no clues to go on Luke turns to Mark Douglas. Douglass is an ex cop who helped stop the hit at the club becoming worse than it was.. this guys good and he brings his own crew in the sort the family mess out.

Nina, Luke’s sister is still in the family business but she’s a loose canon.. can Luke, George and Mark tame her… no chance.. but can they calm her down enough to stop her getting in serious trouble.. or worse..

Things heat up a lot and the bodies start to pile up. Luke’s more shady customers start to become concerned, especially when they end up potential targets themselves.

Now Luke has his own connections, he’s got a policeman on the payroll but Oliver Standford has his own issues when he becomes a target too. He wants out of the life but he’s stuck..if he goes down so does the Glass family. The main issue is there is no chatter on who is after the family, but why? Surely someone knows?

Things come to a dramatic EXPLOSIVE conclusion in what has to be one of the best new series I’ve read in a long time. I never thought gangland thrillers would be my kind of story.. I’m a historical fiction guy through and through but Mullen knows how to suck the readers in, knows just how to write to get you invested and In customary fashion the author leaves you desperate for more.

The thing I enjoyed the most about this offering was the character development..we already know some of the main players and their motivations and this left the author time to bring in some fresh blood, even though it’s unlikely they will make it through this one alive.. the fresh blood helped keep things lively and exciting..and bloody fun to read.

Favorite Quotes:

He probably imagined he could handle himself because of the endless hours he spent at the gym. It took a lot more than that. Weights didn’t fight back.

The male ego at work once again, imagining he could satisfy a younger woman without bringing on a heart attack. Still – ten out of ten for effort. At one point, he’d made a sound in his throat like dolphins talking to each other and she’d thought he wasn’t going to survive. But he had. On Monday, Algie would be boasting to his colleagues about the foxy lady he’d tamed on Friday night.

With his gangly stride, from this distance he looked like a well-dressed stick insect on his way to the Ugly Bug Ball.

I was born at night, Kenny, but it wasn’t last night, you get what I’m saying?

My Review:

I continue in my fascination with Mr. Owen Mullen's gift of words skills as found in his creation of the Glass crime family of London. And while they were a horrid collection of shared DNA, their adversaries are so much worse I caught myself admiring Luke Glass – say what now? I had fallen so far into their criminal vortex I had lost my real-world perspective, which is a testament to Owen Mullen’s cunning skills in weaving a tale.

The storylines were just as intense, violent, amusingly snarky, and even more intriguing than the first book in the series as I was itching to uncover the mole and so very wrong in my hypothesis. The pacing and plotting were shrewd and nothing short of brilliant. But after losing myself in two of Mr. Mullen’s tautly written and absorbing tales, I am in dire need of a vat of wine, rom/com reading material, and a spa day to soak and hammer out the residual tension.

I have been a fan of Owen’s work for a little while now. I haven’t quite caught up with everything that he has written but I am getting there. I especially love the series featuring the Glass family. ‘Insider’ is the second book in the series and it is a corker. I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Insider’ but more about that in a bit.
I have to be honest and say that the Glass family scare the doo doo out of me. They are heavily involved in the criminal underworld and they don’t let anybody or anything get in their way. They use violence with ease and some of their shenanigans made me wince as if I was feeling the pain that they were inflicting on their adversaries or their victims. I certainly wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of them.
It took me no time at all to get into this book. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first couple of pages, I knew that I was going to be in for a treat. To say that reading ‘Insider’ became addictive is a huge understatement. I would pick the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters to fill in the odd half hour but I would become so wrapped up in the story that I would still be reading over 5 chapters later. I just couldn’t put this book down as I didn’t want to miss a single second of the story. I had to keep reading to find out if the Glass family could possibly be any worse than they were. The pages turned over increasingly quickly as I made my way through the story. I found ‘Insider’ to be a gripping read, which kept me on my toes and on the edge of my seat.
‘Insider’ is superbly written but then I think the same about all of Owen’s books. Owen has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. I love the way in which Owen makes the reader feel as though they are part of the story. That’s how I felt at any rate. He certainly knows how to grab your attention and draw you into what proves to be a compelling story. Owen doesn’t pull punches and some of the details in the story are rather gruesome and violent but that certainly didn’t put me off. In fact it left me wanting more. Reading ‘Insider’ felt like being on one hell of a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with many twists and turns along the way. Just when you thought that you could take a moment to catch your breath and gather your thoughts and off the action would go again.
In short, I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Insider’ and I would definitely recommend this book to other readers. The series featuring the Glass family goes from strength to strength and just keeps getting better and better. I will certainly be reading more of Owen’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.

I came to read Insider without reading the first book in the series. I do wish that I had read these in order as it felt like I was missing out as I read Insider. Having said that, this works fine as a standalone.

Insider had a lot going on in this gangland story that kept me guessing and suspicious. The Glass family, with Luke running things, have a lot of enemies, it comes with the territory of being a big hitter in their world. In this instance it seems that they must look closer to home to find out who is behind the recent hits on their businesses.

I enjoyed this tense, exciting story that drew me in and was hard to put down. I really liked the story’s pace and Mr Mullens writing style which really held my focus throughout.

I would say that if you enjoy the writing of Martina Cole then there is a good chance that you will enjoy this series.

I was so looking forward to this book. After reading the first book in this series I was hooked. It was a clear your diary kind of read.
Back in the dangerous world of The Glass Family. Luke Glass is heading the family. His Club LBC is doing well. His sister Nina is running her business and all is good.
When their businesses are targeted then war is declared. The attacks come at a cost and someone is about to pay. Finding who is behind the attacks and the reasons is priority.
Once started this is a book you have to continue reading, its addictive and exciting. I wanted and needed to read at every opportunity.
Action packed and exciting, anyone who read the first book will be looking forward to this. This is certainly a page turner and an author I will be reading a lot more of. I now have a number of this authors books sat on my kindle waiting for me and I really can't wait to see what else is on offer. An author that knows how to get the reader engaged so well in characters and a story line gets the thumbs up for me.

If you like a gangland family type of book, this is a must for you.

I am always excited to start a new book by Owen Mullen, and after reading the first book within this series, I certainly couldn’t wait to dive back into the dangerous world of the Glass family once again.

Danny Glass is gone, leaving Luke Glass to run the family business whilst Nina Glass continues running her real estate business. Everything seems to be running smoothly, until two robberies take place in quick concession of one another, followed by the LBC Club being targeted too. Luke doesn’t take this lightly, after all – the business is his life, and he see’s the attempted robbery as being a personal attack against his family.

As the drama unfolds, Luke comes to realise that the person initiating these attacks must be gathering information from the inside, so now he is faced with the task of trying to single out the traitor in a group of people he trusts the most.

After reading the first book in the Glass Family series I knew it would be hard to top, but this book certainly went above and beyond all of my expectations. The writing is gritty and enthralling from the start, throwing you in to a world full of crime and action from the opening chapter. The characters are well fleshed out, with each of them possessing their own flaws and strengths that play a huge role within the story. As well as being reacquainted with members of the Glass family who we know from the previous novel, this book introduces us to a whole cast of intriguing characters that all have their role to play in this fast paced thriller.

Full of tension, drama and deceit, this is an absolute page turner that I read within a day as I simply couldn’t put this book down!.

This is book 2 in the Glass Family series but they work perfectly as stand alone.

'Team Glass' was Danny Glass' baby but Danny has gone leaving Luke to pick up the reins along with his sister Nina. Everything is ticking along nicely with Luke's 'baby' LBC doing well. Then came the night everything changed. Glass businesses were robbed and LBC attacked by machete yielding men who care nothing for the lives of innocent people. Lives were saved by a stranger who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Or was he?

As Luke and Nina are counting the cost of the attacks a stranger appears bringing a bombshell that will leave them reeling.

Who is behind the attacks and what do they want?

As I expect with Owen's books the action starts on page one kicking the adrenaline into action and taking the reader on a roller coaster ride all the way to the end.

Characters who are old friends continue to gain depth over the course of the book with new ones adding interest and intrigue to what is already a griping story keeping the reader engaged all the way through.

A brilliant read.

Huge thanks to Netgalley, Bombshell Books and the authro for the advance digital copy . This is my unbiased review.

A calm has come to the Glass family over the last three years. After the whole hoo-ha involving his psychotic brother Danny and Rollie Anderson, Luke Glass can now concentrate on building his empire of Glass Gate construction, the Glass Houses real estate business and his lavish new club in the heart of the city while leaving South London and the street level business to the very experienced George Ritchie who was once employed by the Andersons. In addition to the estate agency, sister Nina, still acting like a spoilt brat, is unwillingly also running the LBC Club which caters to the rich and famous amongst the other services it offers. Then come three attacks in one night. Two, on a taxi office and a bookies, seem small fry and amateur in nature, but the third is in a different league altogether and heralds trouble. And the attacks also bring a message from a woman called Charley – just who is she and what does she want? Will the new head of security be up to the job? Luke still relies on help from bent DCI Oliver Stanford to let him freely pursue his criminal enterprises but the DCI doesn’t seem to be earning his keep lately. Luke gently reminds him that will need to change or else. Someone is hitting him hard, much blood is spilled and it’s about to turn very nasty. But how do you fight back when you don’t know who your enemy is and you don’t even know who you can trust?
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. What initially looked like simple robbery became so much more as the plot unfurled with huge surprises for Team Glass, culminating in an absolute corker of a shocking ending and a great finish to leave the reader gasping for the next book. All the characters are very true to type, from the heavy set minders to the men like George who are much cleverer than the people they serve. You can just picture the bosses of the gangs who control the other parts of London like the Bishops and Bridie O’Shea. There’s plenty of action and thrills in an engrossing and gripping story. They might be gangsters but the family and their employees are easy to like and once again I found myself rooting for them to come out victorious. 5*