{"product_id":"9781780577029","title":"Armed Candy: A True-Life Story of Organised Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmed Candy\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of one woman's struggle for survival on Britain's meanest streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kay has spent her whole life trying to escape. Sexually abused by her grandmother, she pleaded to return to her mother's care. But instead of finding a safe haven, Kay entered a world of drug abuse, swinging and dabbling in the occult. Although still a small child, she was soon buying drugs for her mother and being moved out of her bed as orgies ensued in her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When she tried to escape, she ended up in a violent marriage, from which she fled in fear of her life. Turning to her mother for help, she was tricked into prostitution, her own mother acting much like a pimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kay became a high-class call girl, but then, through a chance meeting, she got involved with the most dangerous criminal gang in Glasgow. Women associated with such gangs are often seen as decorative arm candy, but Kay\u003cbr\u003e was admitted to the inner core, where she became involved in making decisions of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She fell in love with the gang's equaliser, a young man feared throughout the country, and together they formed a formidable partnership. But they were too successful, and when they appeared to threaten some powerful interests they had to be taken out. The day that Kay's lover was gunned down in broad daylight saw the beginning of a reign of death in the city, as the organised crime world became paranoid and turned in on itself. For Kay, it was the beginning of her way out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300715413744,"sku":"9781780577029","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780577029_p0.jpg?v=1763713510","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780577029","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}