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Book Synopsis ''A colourful tale of love, lust, making good and revenge'' The Sun
''Gripping from the very first page... this fast-paced, amoral story should appeal to fans of Peaky Blinders'' The Lady
Gangland was a man''s world - but the women knew differentLondon, 1946.Alice Diamond, the Queen of the Forty Thieves, rules over her gang of hoisters with a bejewelled fist. Nell is a slum girl from Waterloo, hiding a secret pregnancy and facing a desperately uncertain future.
Sensing an opportunity to exploit Nell''s vulnerabilities, Alice takes her under her wing and, before long, Nell is experiencing the secret world of hoisting, with all the dangers - and glamorous trappings - that comes with this underworld existence.
Alice has a longstanding feud with Billy Sullivan''s all-male gang in Soho, and thinks Nell could be a useful weapon in her vendetta. But Nell has a secret agenda of her own, and is n
