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

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This is a brutal story; intelligent, brave and full of action that will not leave anyone indifferent. Diamond is slightly different to her previous books as it begins in the early years of the last century. and there uncle Vincent takes over and is a cruel and heartless man Diamond hates the Wolfe family and will take revenge.

There is pain, love and hardship, life laid bare, it’s a real rip roaring piece of historical crime fiction. I really enjoyed this story, plunged into gangland London in the early twentieth century, this was a compelling story. 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. What I love about them are her strong , gritty , no nonsense , direct , sometimes violent to reach the goal female characters , and she has created a crime queen in the character in Diamond.When Diamond’s dad Warren is murdered, his brother Victor takes over the empty place left in both the gang and his home. I was hooked from the moment I started reading this book with all of its twists and turns I found it so hard to put down so much so the first night I started to read it I was only going to read a few chapters but it was 5. 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. Diamond Butcher is the daughter of Warren and Frenchie Butcher, and big sister to Aiden and Owen, who was brain damaged at birth. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, Diamond Butcher has grown up with the constant backdrop of the feud between her family and the Wolfe family, a bitter tit for tat battle with shocking consequences.

I can imagine more books featuring Diamond, taking forward the partnerships that she made in this one, but even if that doesn't happen I thought the ending was just right. But then she meets Richard Beaumont, the youngest son of a wealthy aristocratic family, and sparks fly. 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. Diamond Butcher is born to loving well-off parents whose father Warren owns clubs and doesn't come by money legally. Diamond felt like a sweeping story, taking in what felt like enough drama to cover several lifetimes.Diamond Butcher is a beautiful girl and the daughter of Warren Butcher the head of the Wolfe gang who run the streets of Soho. For fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, as well as viewers of Peaky Blinders , this is historical crime fiction at its most compelling. Her mother's 'friend' in Paris, Mimi, isn't all she seems to be and exploits Diamond whenever she can. Jessie's stand-alone novels include Jail Bird, The Make, Dangerous, Fearless, The Knock and The Manor. There she meets again the handsome Earl, Richard Beaumont and ignites a love affair doomed by the differences in class.

But the great thing about life is, even painful events pass, and if you make bad choices, hopefully you learn from them. Back home in London, she reluctantly re-joins the Soho family ‘firm’ she’d once been glad to leave behind. It’s tough and gritty, but very addictive and I stopped reading anything else so I could finish this. 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. Fleeing to France to find a friend of her mothers she assumes a new identity and becomes a nude model for an artist.The oldest and only girl in a family of London thieves, reinvented as Diamond Dupree, the latest Paris ‘it girl’ - the lover of an aristocrat, fearless and beautiful she is so compelling and a great female character. has a wicked eye for the ruthless, fiercely factional criminal underworld and her books never fail to pack a powerful punch. I absolutely enjoyed this so much, some right nasty horrible characters Uncle Victor what a vile man.