Queen of thieves
Marsh, Beezy2021
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London, 1946. Alice Diamond, the Queen of the Forty Thieves, rules over her gang of hoisters with a bejewelled fist, using the rows of diamond rings on her fingers as a knuckle duster. Nell, on the other hand, 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 glamourous 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 not to be underestimated. And the more she is exploited by both Alice and Billy, the more her hunger for revenge grows.
Main title:
Queen of thieves / Beezy Marsh.
Author:
Marsh, Beezy, author
Imprint:
London : Orion Dash, 2021.
Collation:
368 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781398708938 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2543353
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