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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. But the toughest and most beautiful diamonds are formed
under pressure. The third in a thrilling new crime saga series
about a real-life gang girl from Sunday Times bestselling author
Beezy Marsh, Queen of Diamonds is perfect for fans of Sam Michaels,
Martina Cole and Jessie Keane.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Beautifully-penned story on the
harshness of life and how hope survives' - Sun 'Absorbing . . .
Marsh writes with a novelistic flair' - Daily Mail From the grimy
streets of Acton and Notting Hill to the bright lights of the West
End, Sunday Times bestselling author Beezy Marsh's All My Mother's
Secrets is a powerful, uplifting story of a young woman's struggle
to come to terms with her family's tragic past. Annie Austin's
childhood ends at the age of twelve, when she joins her mother in
one of the slum laundries of Acton, working long hours for little
pay. What spare time she has is spent looking after her younger
brother George and her two stepsisters, under the glowering eye of
her stepfather Bill. In London between the wars, a girl like Annie
has few choices in life - but a powerful secret will change her
destiny. All Annie knows about her real father is that he died in
the Great War, and as the years pass she is haunted by the pain of
losing him. Her downtrodden mother won't tell her more and Annie's
attempts to uncover the truth threaten to destroy her family.
Distraught, she runs away to Covent Garden, but can she survive on
her own and find the love which has eluded her so far?
The international bestseller. From the Sunday Times bestselling
author Beezy Marsh, comes a moving true story of two women fighting
to survive scandal, poverty and war. When Annie marries Harry after
years of heartache in a London slum she believes she's found her
happy ever after. But the horrors of the Blitz soon threaten
everything they hold dear. The terrible sights Harry witnesses as
an air raid warden bring back traumatic memories of his time during
the First World War. Suddenly Annie finds herself struggling to
cope not only with life in wartime and two little children, but
also with a husband who seems like a stranger. Kitty has always
been protective of her little brother Harry. Hiding the scandal
about their father from the world was the only way to survive as
they were growing up in Newcastle. But when she discovers Harry too
has a shocking secret, she is torn. Meanwhile Annie wonders why
Harry refuses to discuss his life before their marriage and why she
has never met his sister. Will the truth ever come to light? From
the bombed-out terraces of London to the docks of Newcastle, Her
Father's Daughter is Beezy Marsh's moving and poignant true story
about the unbreakable bonds of family, and the power of love to
heal the worst wounds.
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Queen of Clubs
Beezy Marsh
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The Queen of Thieves is back! Queen of Clubs is the second in Beezy
Marsh's thrilling UK historical series about a ring of all-female
gangsters in 1950s London. London, 1957: After rising up against
gangland's queen, Alice Diamond, formerly downtrodden Nell is
living the perfect life of crime. Far from the East End slums where
she was raised, she's now an accomplished professional thief by
day--lifting luxury goods from high-end department stores--and a
glamorous nightclub owner after dark. Dressed in stolen silks and
furs, Nell cuts a dazzling figure in the dimly lit clubs where she
calls the shots. But a betrayal and botched robbery suddenly
reverse Nell's fortunes...and her old rival Alice is hell-bent on
taking her down. Nightclub dancer Zoe is finally earning a living
after escaping a poverty-stricken childhood. She'd rather work for
Nell than set scores for Alice. But the life of luxury Zoe craves
comes at a terrible price. When a vicious gang tightens its grip on
Soho, all three women realize it pays to keep your friends close
and your enemies closer.
Don't miss the next gripping and unputdownable gangland saga in the
series by Beezy Marsh 'Oh my goodness what a story' NETGALLEY
REVIEWER, 5* 'Excellent follow up to the first book' NETGALLEY
REVIEWER, 5* 'So many twists and turns that I didn't see coming at
all' NETGALLEY REVIEWER, 5* 'Well written and addictive' NETGALLEY
REVIEWER, 5* 1957, London. Gangland Queen Nell has the perfect life
of crime as a top shoplifter by day and glamorous club owner by
night. But a betrayal and botched robbery suddenly reverse her
fortunes... and her old rival, Alice Diamond, is hell-bent on
taking her down. After escaping a poverty-stricken childhood,
nightclub dancer Zoe has more on her mind than settling scores for
Alice. But the life of luxury Zoe craves comes at a terrible price.
And when a vicious gang tightens its grip on Soho, all three women
realise it pays to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
When the fight to save your family becomes a fight for survival,
there is no honour among thieves... The second in a thrilling new
crime saga series about a real-life gang girl from Sunday Times
bestselling author Beezy Marsh, Queen of Clubs is perfect for fans
of Sam Michaels, Martina Cole and Jessie Keane.
'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 different London, 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 not
to be underestimated. And the more she is exploited by both Alice
and Billy, the more her hunger for revenge grows. As she embraces
the seedy underbelly of London, will she prevail in carving out her
own path to power and riches... ...and crown herself the Queen of
Thieves? From Sunday Times bestselling author Beezy Marsh comes a
thrilling new crime saga series, perfect for fans of Sam Michaels,
Martina Cole and Jessie Keane. Readers are loving Queen of Thieves
'Gangland at its best' 'Oooh this book was so good...I am hooked
now and can't wait to see how this series develops' 'This is a
proper bang on London saga and I loved the characters...The author
is spot on with all her research that makes this book such a unique
read' 'WOW totally pulled into the storyline from the start... it's
a real page turner I devoured in one sitting'
Drawing on exclusive final interviews with Frank, and with
unprecedented access to his closest relatives, Mad Frank and Sons
follows his rise from a small kid stealing to put food on the table
to a feared and respected West End crime lord and head of a
legendary gangland family. It includes the story of Frank's beloved
sister, Eva, who was a top-class West End shoplifter, and his sons
David and Patrick, who reveal in shocking detail the full extent of
the family's network and the influences that shaped them. With
sawn-off shotguns as toys, the Kray twins as family friends and a
mother who urged them as teenagers to 'get out of bed and rob a
bleedin' bank', it is little wonder that the Fraser boys were
heavily involved in organized crime by the time they were in their
twenties. Packed with new information, and featuring some of the
most famous names in the London underworld, this is a fascinating
slice of gangland history seen through the eyes of Frank Fraser and
his two renegade sons.
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