MAYBE WOMEN CAN HAVE IT ALL. AS LONG AS THEYâRE WILLING TO STEAL IT.
1925. LONDON. When Alice Diamond, a.k.a. âDiamond Annie,â is elected the queen of the Forty Elephants, sheâs determined to take the all-girl gang to new heights. Sheâs ambitious, tough as nails, and a brilliant mastermind with a plan to create a dynasty the likes of which no one has ever seen. Alice demands absolute loyalty from her âfamilyââitâs how she's always kept the cops in line. Too bad sheâs now the target for one of Britainâs first policewomen.
Officer Lilian Wyles isnât merely one of the first female detectives at Scotland Yard, sheâs one of the best detectives on the force. Even so, sheâll have to crack a major case to break free from the âwomenâs workâ sheâs been assigned. When she hears about the large-scale heist in the works to fund Alice's new dynasty, she realizes she has the chance sheâs been looking forâand the added bonus of putting Diamond Annie out of business permanently.
A tale of dark glamour and sisterhood, Queens of London is a look at Britainâs first female crime syndicate, the ever-shifting meaning of justice, and the way women claim their power by any means necessary.
"Looting, lying, and the letter of the law: Queens of London delivers a rollicking ride through the criminal underbelly of post-WWI London. Gritty at times and tender at others, Queens of London unmasks the most lawlessâand likableâgang of women youâve never heard of."âSARAH PENNER, bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary