Queens of London, Heather Webb
Queens of London, Heather Webb
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Queens of London

Author: Heather Webb

Narrator: Amy Scanlon

Unabridged: 11 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/06/2024


Synopsis

MAYBE WOMEN CAN HAVE IT ALL. AS LONG AS THEY’RE WILLING TO STEAL IT.

1925. LONDON. When Alice Diamond, a.k.a. “Diamond Annie,” is elected the queen of the Forty Elephants, she’s determined to take the all-girl gang to new heights. She’s 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 “family”—it’s how she's always kept the cops in line. Too bad she’s now the target for one of Britain’s first policewomen.

Officer Lilian Wyles isn’t merely one of the first female detectives at Scotland Yard, she’s one of the best detectives on the force. Even so, she’ll have to crack a major case to break free from the “women’s work” she’s 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 she’s been looking for—and 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 Britain’s 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 lawless—and likable—gang of women you’ve never heard of."—SARAH PENNER, bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

About Heather Webb

Heather Webb is the award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of ten historical novels, including her most recent The Next Ship Home, Queens of London, and Strangers in the Night. To date, her books have been translated to eighteen languages. She lives in Connecticut with her family and two mischievous cats. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on February 18, 2024

Alice Diamond is in charge of a crime gang that goes back to Victorian times, named after the area they frequented in the Southeast of London, near the famous Elephant and Castle Pub and the ladies are called the Forty Elephants and Alice is their Queen bee. Alice is the eldest of eight children and......more

Goodreads review by Nancy (playing catch-up) on February 25, 2024

Queens of London follows four female characters during post WWI, 1920’s London, as their lives become intertwined. Alice Diamond, AKA “Diamond Annie”, Queen of the Forty Elephants, Britain’s first female crime syndicate who specialized in shoplifting, and planning the heist of a lifetime. Hira Wickham......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 19, 2024

This story, although historical fiction, is based on actual people in post-World War I London. In this way, the author provides an interesting and imaginative perspective on the lives of these individuals, and the people they may have touched through their actions and life in general. For further in......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on February 15, 2024

Do you tend to remember synopses when you are reading a book? I totally forget them, which was extra fun in this case because Queens of London was quite the surprise. It’s not focused on the royal family, but instead on Diamond Annie, the queen of The Forty Elephants, a group of women responsible fo......more