![]() ![]() The more she is manipulated by both, Alice and Billy, the more her hunger for revenge grows. But Nell has a hidden agenda of her own and is not to be underestimated. Alice wants Nell to be a useful weapon in her ongoing war against crime boss Billy Sullivan’s gang of rival thieves. Before long, Nell is experiencing all the dangers-and glamourous trappings-that comes with this underworld existence. Young Nell is a teenager from the slums, hiding a secret pregnancy and facing a desperately uncertain future when Alice takes her under her wing. Their lucrative business stealing and fencing luxury goods always carries the threat of violence Alice packs a razor and has been known to use her heavy rows of diamond rings like brass knuckles. Her “hoisters” are expert shoplifters, the scourge of London’s upscale boutiques and departments stores. Now burdened with an impossible debt to the Night Guild, she’s forced to train as a cunning thief. Robbed of everything she loves, Viola mourns the sudden loss of her mother. But to repay her debts, she’ll have to sacrifice her innocence. Food is rationed, good jobs are scarce, and even the most honest families are forced to take a bit of “crooked” just to survive.Īlice Diamond, the Queen of Thieves, rules over her all-female gang with a bejeweled fist. Child of the Night Guild(Queen of Thieves Book 1) They killed her family. The city struggles to rebuild itself after the devastation of the Blitz. ![]() ![]() The women knew different.Īn electrifying historical adventure about a ring of bold and resourceful women thieves in post-World War II London. ![]()
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