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Pearl
The Armstrong Empire (Related to this series)
- Author
- Gillian Godden
- Narrator
- Emma Noakes
- Publisher
- Boldwood Books
- Publish Date
- 4 July 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Empires don’t need kings. They need queens.
Freshly paroled from Holloway Prison, Pearl Armstrong returns to Soho not for nostalgia — but to reclaim the empire she built with blood, cunning and grit.
Her sons, Kristian and Daniel, have turned the Armstrong legacy into a shadow of its former self: crumbling clubs, unpaid debts and dangerous alliances. The Oyster Club, once a symbol of power and precision, teeters towards ruin — and now the vultures are circling.
In a city where loyalty is scarce and betrayal lurks in every shadow, Pearl must outthink, outfight and outlast a generation chasing flashbulbs over discipline. As old scores collide with new threats, she’ll learn the hardest lesson of all: empires aren’t inherited — they’re seized, one brutal move at a time.
And Pearl is still a queen with many more moves left…
'A gritty powerful story. A must read for fans of gangland crime' Bestselling author Kerry Kaya
'The characters were so real I'm still looking over my shoulder!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen
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Details
- Author
- Gillian Godden
- Narrator
- Emma Noakes
- Duration
- 10 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781835614976
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Boldwood Books
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Family life fiction, Generational sagas, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Fiction: narrative themes, Narrative theme: Social issues
Synopsis
Empires don’t need kings. They need queens.Freshly paroled from Holloway Prison, Pearl Armstrong returns to Soho not for nostalgia — but to reclaim the empire she built with blood, cunning and grit.Her sons, Kristian and Daniel, have turned the Armstrong legacy into a shadow of its former self: crumbling clubs, unpaid debts and dangerous alliances. The Oyster Club, once a symbol of power and precision, teeters towards ruin — and now the vultures are circling.In a city where loyalty is scarce and betrayal lurks in every shadow, Pearl must outthink, outfight and outlast a generation chasing flashbulbs over discipline. As old scores collide with new threats, she’ll learn the hardest lesson of all: empires aren’t inherited — they’re seized, one brutal move at a time.And Pearl is still a queen with many more moves left…'A gritty powerful story. A must read for fans of gangland crime' Bestselling author Kerry Kaya'The characters were so real I'm still looking over my shoulder!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen
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