Rumoured to have broken away from the male-led London gang The Forty Thieves, The Forty Elephants were an all-women gang operating in the West End of London from at least 1873 until well into the 1950's.

#thefortyelephants #lambeth #london #gangs #elephantandcastle #alicediamond #truecrime #history

I'm busy today! I wanted to share this great article now up on Lovereading highlighting the link between A Thousand Blows and POOR GIRLS (my girls!)...
#lovereading #athousandblows #thefortyelephants #forties #alicediamond #poorgirls #poorgirlsbook #ariesfiction #headofzeusbooks #books

1st review from someone who doesn't know me is up on amazon US - and it's not bad!
#diamondalice #alicediamond #thehoisterscode #thefortyelephants #fortyelephants

the real historical characters behind #AThousandBlows 👇 #MaryCarr was a pickpocket & blackmailer (she didn't carry a gun or organise Harrods shoplifting), #AliceDiamond led the #40Elephants an all female crime syndicate in the early 1900s

AND in other news.... the proof of my first book arrived!!!!

#alicediamond #diamondalice #thefortyelephants #historicalfiction #novella

Enthused by the response from readers over Poor Girls... thank you for embracing Nell and my wicked ladies...
#happymonday #thefortyelephants #riggedgame #poorgirls #poorgirlsbook #crimebooks #girlgang #moneygames #alicediamond #london #elephantandcastle #lambeth #southwark #badgirls

Exciting news! I will be on Woman's Hour to discuss Poor Girls tomorrow at 10am, obvs links can be found normal way!
#poorgirls #poorgirlsbook #criminalhistory #thefortyelephants #girlgang #london #twenties #alicediamond #lambeth #elephantandcastle #ariesfiction #headofzeus #books

Herstory of the Month: Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants Young Alice, WikicommonsWell it is the festive season and so I bring you a bit of glitz this month with our aptly named featured Herstory: Alice Diamond.  Like her name, hers is a story of glitz and glamour. But it’s also a story of violence and crime. Because Alice Diamond was a notorious gangster from gritty South London. So if you like your Peaky Blinders, brace yourselves!Alice Black, the angelic child pictured above, was born in Lambeth workhouse illegitimately to Mary Geary and Thomas Diam

This month's Herstory is all about Alice Diamond, the most notorious female mafia boss of 1920's London!
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#blog #blogger #womenshistory #herstory #southlondonhistory #truecrime #alicediamond #thefortyelephants #fortytheives #gangster

Thanks to @startingtofallapart for the guerrilla marketing. I believe Alice Diamond and The Forties would be well pleased! This is #Waterstones #Basingstoke! Poor Girls (and boys!) are out there unleashing havoc as they should 🖤
#poorgirls #poorgirlsbook #crime #thefortyelephants #alicediamond

Alice Diamond the Queen of #thefortyelephants , a notorious all-female gang in 1920s London. 5'9", she wore diamond rings on every finger. My novel, 'Poor Girls', is set in this period with Queen Alice at the helm. look at the defiance in her eyes!!! 💎 👑 #AliceDiamond #poorgirls
#1920sLondon