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A fabulous protagonist in the guise of Diamond Butcher, who reinvents herself as Diamond Dupree, and set in London and Paris in the early twentieth century, covering the period before and after WW1. As ever, Jessie Keane's characters are brilliantly written and the end of this book lends itself to a follow up which will hopefully be on the horizon soon. and there uncle Vincent takes over and is a cruel and heartless man Diamond hates the Wolfe family and will take revenge.
But found it a little confusing the way it melded from one character to another, when I thought I was reading about one character it had swapped to somebody else and that was a bit irritating. Diamond Butcher is a beautiful girl and the daughter of Warren Butcher the head of the Wolfe gang who run the streets of Soho. I think this is the core of this book; because Diamond Butcher, our main character, has to leave her family bounds to become something different and disconnect but it will not be as easy as she expects. has a wicked eye for the ruthless, fiercely factional criminal underworld and her books never fail to pack a powerful punch. But then she meets Richard Beaumont, the youngest son of a wealthy aristocratic family, and sparks fly.Back home in London, she reluctantly re-joins the Soho family 'firm' she'd once been glad to leave behind. But the great thing about life is, even painful events pass, and if you make bad choices, hopefully you learn from them. It’s been a while since I have read a Jessie Keane book and forgot how much I enjoyed her writing, although I found this one to be a bit different to her others I really enjoyed it. 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.
For fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, as well as viewers of Peaky Blinders , this is historical crime fiction at its most compelling. It’s tough and gritty, but very addictive and I stopped reading anything else so I could finish this. Warren's brother decides to take over the firm as well as the household using his bully boy and controlling ways.This is a brutal story; intelligent, brave and full of action that will not leave anyone indifferent. Having grown tougher during her time in Paris, she soon becomes a force to be reckoned with, a feared and respected gangland queen. 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. 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. This gritty raunchy rollicking adventure has all sorts of dangerous twists and turns that keep you turning the pages.
Diamond Butcher and her family are driven from all they own by the Wolfe family even in France,so Diamonds father brings them back to London to rebuild their lives. Diamond Butcher is a feisty female lead character who has to put up with abuse with her family in London and has to cope with a move to Paris where her life is far from easy. 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.
When Diamond’s dad Warren is murdered, his brother Victor takes over the empty place left in both the gang and his home.
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