London, 1922. Orphan girl Alice dreams there’s more to life than toiling long hours in Pink’s jam factory.
Inspired by stories about the legendary Queen of Thieves, Mary Carr, who terrorised the streets of Victorian London, Alice decides to set up her own gang: The Forty Thieves.
Sly seamstress Kate Felix from Whitechapel has the same plan and will stop at nothing to keep Alice and her pals off her turf in the West End shops.
But Alice is determined to win at all costs, hitting the headlines as the Bob-Haired Bandit.
It isn’t long before they make some powerful enemies, and Alice must sacrifice more than she ever thought if she is to become Queen of Diamonds.
Queen of Diamonds by Beezy Marsh is published on 29 February, 2024.
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