There she meets again the handsome Earl, Richard Beaumont and ignites a love affair doomed by the differences in class. It written a bit different to her other books but still the gritty, page turner that we have come to love.

The novel is set in the early 20th century where a a desperate young girl changes her name and flees the confines of her brutal, dominating gangland family in London. What a story this is to read, so fast pace and so full of history as we read Diamonds dynamic journey, it keeps you on the edge of your seat chapter after chapter, I loved it all. This gritty raunchy rollicking adventure has all sorts of dangerous twists and turns that keep you turning the pages. Slightly different for Jessie a tale set way back Pre War with the Butcher family, after a series of events eldest daughter Diamond flees to Paris where her mother is from.We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues.

These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. Once we were rich (although I didn’t know it then, and it was all thanks to my Dad’s ingenuity) and then suddenly – pretty shockingly, really – we were poor (thanks to greedy people who exploited his kindness). I never have to read the blurb on books by Jessie Keane I have confidence that I am going to love it her narrative is superb and her characters are always relatable.Diamond longs to escape and have her revenge on the Wolfe family who had such a feud with her family and killed her father. THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER *** ‘A brilliant historical crime read’ Bella ‘This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans of Martina Cole’ My Weekly ‘A rollercoaster of crime, revenge and murder’ The Sun 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. 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? This book had a fantastic story, lots of action and crime and will have you on the edge of your seat. In my opinion this is the best book to date written by Jessie Keane and I really hope there is a sequel as I’d love to read more about Diamond.

Warren's brother decides to take over the firm as well as the household using his bully boy and controlling ways. The supporting characters fit firmly into two categories, good or evil, and there are some truly evil, despicable characters in this book that made this book such an exciting read. 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 Richard Beaumont, the youngest son of a wealthy aristocratic family, and the prospect of a different life unfolds.If I had one one small quibble in parts, this book jumps from one character to another within the same paragraph which made the read feel disjointed in parts. Her mother was a drunk, her father a waster who took off when she was little, leaving Annie and her sister Ruthie to cope with their mother’s alcoholism on their own.

and there uncle Vincent takes over and is a cruel and heartless man Diamond hates the Wolfe family and will take revenge. We follow Diamond Butcher and her family, once high up in the echelons of London gangland crime - now forced under the heel of her Uncle Victor who runs things.Diamond has all the things you would expect to find in gangland thriller, violence, a gritty plot, with a feared and respected heroine. The story starts with us meeting Diamond Butcher, who is raised by her loving mum and dad, along with her two brothers, during the early part of the last century. This is a brutal story; intelligent, brave and full of action that will not leave anyone indifferent. Fleeing to France to find a friend of her mothers she assumes a new identity and becomes a nude model for an artist. For fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, as well as viewers of Peaky Blinders , this is historical crime fiction at its most compelling.