Glass Family
✔︎ 1. Family (2021)
✔︎ 2. Insider (2021)
✔︎ 3. Hustle (2022)
4. Thief (2022)

Playing catch up on some of the series of books I've fallen behind on. Visiting the Glass family again makes for an interesting time.

This is the 3rd book in this series. A series I've enjoyed reading.
A Jewellery Heist
A Hostage
Bent coppers
Criminals
This book has a great mix that will certainly keep you turning those pages.
interesting characters and a decent storyline. I look forward to catching up with the 4th book in the series to see what the author has instore for us next.

This is book three in a series. This is action packed and fast paced. I liked the authors writing style. This is the best book in the series.

This book opens up with a jewelry heist and from then on does not let up. Even the moments where you think it is downtime it is not really because you know that something is getting ready to happen. On the day of the heist, the thieves take a hostage the woman is Nina Glass, the sister of Luke Glass head of the crime family. Besides Luke looking for his sister, there is an undercover officer in their mist, along with other corruption going on. There is fighting among the thieves and just fighting altogether. Yet still, from the beginning to the end each turn has something different to add and also a different surprise as well. When you get to the end you still are not ready and yet that has some twists as well. A very good book, with really good characters. Very much worth the read.

I love Owen Mullen's police books so I wasn't sure what to expect from this.
It reads really well and is an engaging plot but the genre just isn't for me I'm afraid. Sorry.

I am a huge fan of Owens books after reading the first in the Glass series. Somehow I have missed the second and jumped straight to the third, but that doesnt seem to be an issue in understanding what is going on. There are tiny hints to previous events. Some I recognised from the first book, no doubt some from the second that dont mean anything but will when I read it.
Owen doesnt hold back at all when he delves into the lives of the Glass family and their control over their patch of London, Luke, the calmer of the two brothers after Danny disappeared, but no less ruthless.
The concept of this story is quite interesting however. The young sister of Luke is trying to find her partner a present for Christmas, becomes accidentally involved in a robbery. She is kidnapped by the robbers despite them not knowing who she is. When they discover she is the sister of Luke Glass they realise they've stumbled onto a great opportunity.
The story follows the Glass family and associates as they try and find her, and the dynamic between them, as her boyfriend gets increasingly worried, and realises this is a potentially life changing moment, as he wasnt being entirely honest at the beginning.
There is also the dynamic between the gang, the stress as the stakes get higher, and the stress increases, the loss of control, the in-fighting and back stabbing. It felt like an interesting psychological insight into why people do the things they do when they are under extreme stress.
There are a couple of side stories as well, and as with all of Owen's books, plenty of murder, and crime of any description. Another fanatastic outing for the Glass family, and weirdly made them see more human.

I’ve read so many books by Mullen and I have to say each book gets better and better. The Glass family are definitely an interesting bunch.

This is a GREAT read, as always we go on a rollercoaster with the characters that fill the pages. I love the new characters we’ve met and Mullen never disappoints with the latest book.

This is action packed, fast paced and perfect for fans of gangland crime. Mullen is king of the genre and this is definitely a book I recommend.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I enjoyed this book. I found it difficult at times to keep up with who characters were but once I got to grips with who was who it was a good story, told well and creating the right amount of suspense. I liked the idea behind it with the unknowns trying to become top dogs. Parts of it were hard to read but in a good way. It really added to the feel of the book.

Typical gangster book with powerful families. I've always liked this type of genre so the description really appealed to me. There's lots of action, suspense and of course it wouldn't be a mafia book without murder & other illegal activities.

I liked it for the most part; but with a caveat. The storyline is great & that's why I requested a copy. I'm glad I did; but didn't realize it was the third in the series. I think I would have enjoyed it more having read the others first. Some may disagree; but I wanted to make other readers aware. However, I WILL look into getting the other entries.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy for review

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Hustle: A BRAND NEW action-packed, page-turning thriller from Owen Mullen for 2022 (The Glass Family Book 3)
by Owen Mullen (Goodreads Author)
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If you mess with the Glass family, don’t expect to live to tell the tale...
What was meant to be a straightforward jewellery heist goes horribly wrong, and the thieves are forced to take a hostage to make their escape. But when they discover their prisoner is the infamous Nina Glass - one of the bosses of the most dangerous criminal dynasty in London - they soon realise the ...more
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Review I have read and thoroughly enjoyed several of Owen’s books to date. I especially enjoy the series featuring the notorious Glass family. ‘Hustle’ is the third book in the series and what a cracker of a read it is too. I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Hustle’ but more about that in a bit.
I have to say that the Glass family scare the doo doo out of me. They are part of the criminal underworld and ‘run’ a fair sized area of London. The Glass family are a tight unit and woe betide anybody who either messes with or upsets a member of the clan. The family aren’t exactly slow in tackling anybody who causes them a problem and their methods for dealing with problems isn’t always legal or pain free. I think they are the sort of family that you would cross the street to avoid.
I was drawn into ‘Hustle’ from the synopsis alone and the story within the book’s covers sealed the deal as it were. I found it extremely difficult to put this book to one side for any length of time. I would pick the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters to pass the odd half hour but I would become so wrapped up in the lives and shenanigans of the various characters that I would still be sat there reading over two hours and several chapters later. I had my own theories as to what was going to happen and I had to keep reading to see if I was on the right track or if I had wandered down the wrong path entirely. I couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough as I worked my way through the story. All too quickly I reached the end of ‘Hustle’ and I had to say farewell to the Glass family. I found ‘Hustle’ to be the true definition of a an unputdownable page turner of a story. I found it to be a gripping story that kept me guessing and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.
‘Hustle’ is extremely well written but then that’s true of Owen’s books in general. Owen has one of those writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with. Owen certainly knows how to grab the reader’s attention and draw the reader into what proves to be one hell of a story. For me, the story hit the ground running and maintained a fairly fast pace throughout. Reading ‘Hustle’ felt like being on a rather scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride with several twists and turns along the way. I love the way in which Owen makes the reader feel as though they are part of the story and at the heart of the action. That’s how I felt at any rate.
In short, I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Hustle’ and I would definitely recommend it to other readers. 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*.

Book 3 in the series and we are introduced to some interesting and dangerous new characters. This is one for readers who enjoy a more brutal, gritty hardcore crime thriller read and this latest book in the series is one I would definitely recommend. Best reading the series in order.

Owen Mullen is back with an exhilarating crime thriller guaranteed to keep readers up all night: Hustle.

It was meant to be a run of the mill jewellery heist – until things went awry and in a panic, the thieves ended up making a mistake of titanic proportions: they took a hostage. Only the hostage is no ordinary citizen, but Nina Glass, one of London’s most notorious and most dangerous crime bosses! The thieves are up to their eyeballs in trouble and with no way out, they get desperate. So desperate that they think that they might extort money from Nina’s brother Luke, who naturally isn’t taking his sister’s abduction lightly.

Luke has got other things to worry about other than his sister being held hostage by a gang of hapless thieves. The ransom note he receives from the thieves doesn’t scare him, but he daren’t run the risk of letting them hurt his sister. As if his sister being kidnapped isn’t bad enough, Luke has to contend with crooked cops, shocking discoveries and an unexpected surprise that could destroy everything!

Can the Glass dynasty defeat the many enemies standing in their way and continue to reign supreme over London’s criminal underworld? Or has the time come for them to make way for new blood?

Owen Mullen’s hair-raising and heart-pounding crime thrillers never fail to grab readers’ attention from the very first line and keep them gripped until the final jaw-dropping twist and in Hustle, he has once again penned a gritty and gutsy tale that will have readers frantically turning the pages until the early hours of the morning.

Like a cross between The Sopranos and Succession with a soupçon of Albert Square, Owen Mullen’s Hustle delivers another cracking thriller readers will struggle to put down.

Amazing storyline
Keeps you engrossed from page one
If you pick any author this year please choose this one
Can’t wait for the next book

Having previously read and enjoyed author Owen Mullen’s series about PI Charlie Cameron, I looked forward to getting more of his writing. Although I often complain about dropping into a series somewhere in the middle, I must be more OK with it than I care to acknowledge as a) I do it often, and b) I usually do enjoy the books even with the mental hassle of playing catch-up. So, I will grumble that once again I am jumping into a series later in the sequence. Once again, this book is very good.

Luke Glass is the leader of the Glass Family, a family of gangsters ruling much of London with an iron fist. His sister, Nina, has gotten engaged to one of his security chiefs. Mark Douglas is completely enamored with Nina. A former Scottish cop, Douglas has proven his loyalty to Luke and his commitment to Nina. Equally smitten with her fiance, Nina has contracted with a jeweler to make a custom piece expressing her love for him.

Visiting the jeweler to finalize the design, Nina gets caught up in a brazen robbery by a group of amateur, thrill-seeking thieves. The “Posh Boys” are looking for a quick jewelry score. However, they are more interested in the rush of crime and their robbery quickly becomes a double homicide and a kidnapping. Not knowing who Nina is at first, they take her with them intending to ask for a ransom. Rather than recognizing that kidnapping the sister of a ruthless gangster is a criminally bad idea, they get even more excited about putting one over on the most notorious criminal in London.

Good luck with that.

Owen Mullen does an outstanding job of taking plots both where you expect them to go and into places you never anticipated. I don’t want to give away spoilers, but a gangster novel almost requires that people die. Some of those people die gruesomely. Some of them die unexpectedly. And at the end you are left wondering whether it could have gone in any other direction, even though it did not go entirely in the direction you might have anticipated.

Part of the appeal of gangland novels, to me, is the complicated significance of family. Luke loves his sisters. They love him. In my family, that love is expressed through statements of affection, giving of gifts, enjoying each other’s presence, and similar things. Let’s just say that family gatherings among mobsters are a bit less mellow. Gifts may be things that go well under a Christmas tree. They might also be things that could result in a life behind bars for both the giver and the receiver…not to mention the violent end of life for the gift him/herself. It all depends on the occasion. One thing is definite: the Glass Family does not express their love in half-hearted ways.

What happens when a heist goes wrong and you take a hostage to escape. Then you find out you took Nina Glass who is part of A criminal Dynasty family in London what they do next changes everything. This is a fast paced action and suspense story.
Hustle is number three in the Glass family series and I am looking forward to the next book in this series

Hustle is the third instalment in this series and I can’t stop reading it! It’s rare for me to get so close to all characters in a story and this is one of those cases.
The family business is flourishing and I a twist of a moment, Nina gets caught up in a middle of a robbery. After the villains come to know who is she and what’s her values , a ransom is send to her brother.
Things spiral a lot from here and with some very unexpected twists, the story takes us on an interesting ride.
I can’t get enough of it and I’m so looking forward to read more.

I didn't realize this was the 3rd in a series but that's okay - I loved it. It was fast paced, great characters, good storyline and kept me hooked throughout the whole book. It was fine as a standalone and while there were some holes in figuring out who was who because I hadn't read the first 2, it just made me want to read them right away!

Having read and reviewed a variety of thrillers and crime novels, I don't think came across too many heist/mobster reads. Hustle was just that and didn't disappoint. It was as exciting and full of thrill as I imagined it would be.

What was meant to be a straightforward jewellery heist goes horribly wrong, and the thieves are forced to take a hostage to make their escape. But when they discover their prisoner is the infamous Nina Glass - one of the bosses of the most dangerous criminal dynasty in London - they soon realise they have made a terrible mistake.

I loved the story twists in this rollercoaster of a novel! It started nice and steady, but about a third into the book, the story starts developing quickly and really pulls you in! The plot is unpredictable and it really kept me engaged and guessing and rooting for Nina (even though she was part of the Glass mobster clan).

This is Book 3 in the series, but perfectly works as a standalone. This is definitely a page-turner. It gets violent at times, so be prepared. There is so much excitement going on with ransom negotiations, escape attempts, love story between Nina and Mark, Glass family's head of security, and so much more. 4.5/5 stars from me!

The third in the Glass Family saga, but I found it easily read as a standalone.

I'm a sucker for a good gangland novel & this certainly didn't disappoint.

Gritty, dark & suspenseful. It's characters well developed & dangerous. The graphic storyline compelling, fast paced & exciting.

Book Review “Hustle” by Owen Mullen
JANUARY 11, 2022 ~ NIKIPRESTON

SYNOPSIS/BOOK BLURB

Hustle

What was meant to be a straightforward jewellery heist goes horribly wrong, and the thieves are forced to take a hostage to make their escape. But when they discover their prisoner is the infamous Nina Glass – one of the bosses of the most dangerous criminal dynasty in London – they soon realise they have made a terrible mistake.

Greed wins out over good sense and the gang decide to make the best of a bad situation. They send Luke Glass a ransom note. But messing with London’s top crime dynasty is a serious error. Now Luke must track down the gang who abducted his sister before they carry out their brutal threats.

The Glass family have other problems. The crooked cop they have on their payroll – DCI Oliver Stanford – makes an unwelcome discovery. The insider they had all presumed dead, may in fact have survived, and still be feeding information to the police.

Under attack from all sides, and desperate to save his sister, Luke has the reputation and survival of the crime dynasty in his hands – is this the end of the Glass family?

REVIEW ~ NIKI PRESTON ~ 5 STARS

Wow! What an incredible and brilliantly written book Hustle is. A brutal story of gangland violence, revenge and reputations.

After Nina is taken hostage, somewhat on a whim after a disastrous jewellery heist that goes seriously awry, her life is in huge danger and she has to keep her wits about her and a devil may care attitude to show her captures, not only how strong she is but how very stupid they are.

At the head of the Glass family is Luke and he is beside himself with worry over his kidnapped sister. Not only does he have to maintain his Gang boss title he needs to show loyalty to his family. Can he really do both without losing face. Which is more important to him? Will Nina and the rest of the family be shocked by his ultimate decision?

Hustle is a shocking insight into the minds of deadly assassins who will literally stop at nothing to get what they want. Why on earth did this somewhat posh unruly gang take Nina? Did they really think it through or was it all down to the beautiful Coco, whose shell begins to crack in her drug crazed state of mind. Is this all just a crazy game to her and her posh boyfriend Rafe?

As the end gets ever closer I literally could not put this book down. The violence that springs out of the pages with Owen’s brilliant and descriptive style is truly shocking. I found myself taking sharp intakes of breathe, then holding my breathe just waiting for the terrible outcome to come to its appalling end. How Owen creates these scenes is astounding and the finale, when it comes made me blanch in fear. I was wholly drawn into the world of The Glass family. What a completely awesome book. Owen Mullen deserves all the praise he gets for creating such an outrageous London gangland family. The Glass’s are a force to be reckoned with and no body could see the end coming. Highly recommended to all gangland story lovers who enjoy a gripping story with huge amounts of turmoil and a fair amount of violence thrown in. Who is going to win this war? Well you will have to read this epic book and find out.

As a foot note this is Book 3 in the Glass family saga.

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Owen Mullen is a highly regarded crime author who splits his time between Scotland and the island of Crete. In his earlier life he lived in London and worked as a musician and session singer. He has now written seven books and his first gangland thriller for Boldwood, Family was published in January 2021.

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Book 3 in the Glass series. A series that just gets better and better. The characterisation and story has grown with each subsequent book. Roll on book 4. Well done Owen