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Diamond

BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY: historical crime fiction at its most gripping

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Diamond

By: Jessie Keane
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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About this listen

 The thrilling new crime novel by top ten bestselling author Jessie Keane . . .

BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY...

In the early years of the last century, a desperate young girl changes her name and flees the confines of her brutal, dominating gangland family in London. Now calling herself 'Diamond Dupree', she goes to Paris to become an artist's model but the world there is different to what she had supposed it would be and she soon falls on hard times. When she manages to escape at the end of the First World War, she leaves behind her a mystery - and a dead man.

Back home in London, she reluctantly re-joins the Soho family 'firm' she'd once been glad to leave behind. Having grown tougher during her time in Paris, she soon becomes a force to be reckoned with, a feared and respected gangland queen. But then she meets Jacob Dunne, the youngest son of a wealthy aristocratic family, and sparks fly.
But can she escape the long arm of the law and the hangman's noose, when the crimes of her past finally catch up with her?

For fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, as well as viewers of Peaky Blinders, this is historical crime fiction at its most compelling.

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2022 Jessie Keane Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Crime Fiction

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Critic reviews

A brilliant historical crime read
An epic drama starring an unforgettable heroine. Keane...has a wicked eye for the ruthless, fiercely factional criminal underworld and her books never fail to pack a powerful punch... Every story that Keane writes transports her readers into the heart of a terrifying but addictive underworld, and into the lives of people of every shade... And this cracking page-turner is certainly packed with Keane's trademark cast of larger-than-life characters - each superbly fleshed out and each inhabiting a world so palpably real that we can feel the menace... Brimming with drama, suspense, cruelty and the kind of gobsmacking violence that has made Keane one of the most powerful writers in contemporary crime fiction, this is full-on, eye-watering (of every kind!) entertainment from start to finish
This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of Martina Cole
Mills & Boon meets Peaky Blinders in a mix of heaving bosoms and cut-throat razors
A gritty and enlightening read
No one delves into the underworld like Keane!
Authentically gritty
All stars
Most relevant
Really enjoyed listening to this book, could not “put it down”. I really hope that their is a follow book, come on Ms Keane, don’t leave it there!

Great book

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Loved the story and the narrator. A definite recommendation, would recommend this book to friends and family

Gripping story

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Loved this Book. I have read all of Jessie Keanes work and thought I would struggle with the Era this was set in. But absolutely not. Brilliant as always

fabulous Read

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Don’t think the story is as good ,although the ending was very good .Bit up and down .

Feel she’s wrote better

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I struggled to finish it. the French accent was annoying in the end. the story was just so all over the place.

I can't make up my mind if I liked it or not

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