Diamond has all the things you would expect to find in gangland thriller, violence, a gritty plot, with a feared and respected heroine. Containing steamy sex scenes, graphic gangland violence, murder and even an execution scene this isn’t a book for the faint hearted but it’s certainly a real page turner.

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? 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. Also, it’s quite impossible to not admire Diamond’s force, she is intelligent and with a thirst for revenge. Warren's brother decides to take over the firm as well as the household using his bully boy and controlling ways. She was born rich, in the back of her gran's barrel top wagon, and her family thrived until their firm crashed into bankruptcy and became poor.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. She has two younger brothers the youngest Owen who was born with the cord around his throat has learning difficulties but is loved no less than diamond or Archie her other brother. and there uncle Vincent takes over and is a cruel and heartless man Diamond hates the Wolfe family and will take revenge. 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?

But when she gets there the city is not the beautiful one that her mother has portrayed in her stories.Having grown tougher during her time in Paris, she soon becomes a force to be reckoned with, a feared and respected gangland queen.

Diamond longs to escape and have her revenge on the Wolfe family who had such a feud with her family and killed her father. 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.

When Diamond’s dad Warren is murdered, his brother Victor takes over the empty place left in both the gang and his home. 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.