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| occupation = Writer
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| period = 1992–present
| genre = Crime
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| notableworks = ''Dangerous Lady''; ''The Runaway''; ''The Take''
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| awards = Crime Writers Award
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Eilidh Martina Cole (born 30 March 1959) is a British crime writer. she has released twenty-six novels about crime, most of which examine London's gangster underworld. Four of her novels, ''Dangerous Lady'', ''The Jump'', ''The Take'' and ''The Runaway'' have been adapted into high-rating television dramas. She has achieved sales of over fourteen million in the UK alone and her tenth novel, ''The Know'', spent seven weeks on ''The Sunday Times'' hardback best-sellers list.
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