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The brilliant new crime novel from the award-winning writer of People of Abandoned Character explores the world of the real-life all-female crime gang, the Forty Elephants.
This is a story about the 'haves' and 'have nots'. If the 'haves' must flaunt their riches, then the 'have nots' will take some for themselves...
It's 1920, and 19-year-old Eleanor Mackridge is convinced there's more to life than her parents two-up two-down in Brighton. When she's recruited by the Forty Elephants, a notorious female crime gang led by the enigmatic Alice Diamond, Eleanor feels like she's finally living. Reinvented as 'Nell the Mack', she's soon drawn in by the gang's sisterhood, caught up in the swirl of glamorous parties and daring heists. The good times roll, but the party must end sometime...
In Elephants and Diamonds, Clare Whitfield once again turns well-known history on its head, revealing the hidden underbelly of the 'roaring twenties'. Perfect for fans of Sara Collins, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou and Weyward.
About the author
Clare Whitfield was born in 1978 in Morden (at the bottom of the Northern line) in Greater London. After university she worked at a publishing company before going on to hold various positions in buying and marketing. She now lives in Hampshire with her family. Her debut novel, People of Abandoned Character, won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and is also published by Head of Zeus.
Summary
New historical crime from award-winning writer Clare Whitfield, based on a real-life all-female London crime gang. Twenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge leaves behind her working-class family to reinvent herself as 'Nell the Mack' in the Forty Elephants.
Foreword
New historical crime from award-winning writer Clare Whitfield, based on a real-life all-female London crime gang. Nineteen-year-old Eleanor Mackridge leaves behind her working-class family to reinvent herself as 'Nell the Mack' in the Forty Elephants.
