# Queens of the Underworld: A Journey Into the Lives of Female Crooks - Hardcover

by **Caitlin Davies** (Author)

**The incredible story of Britain's female gangsters from the seventeenth century to the present day.**

Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, Ronnie Biggs, the Krays ... All have become folk heroes, glamorized and romanticized, even when they killed. But where are their female equivalents? Where are the street robbers, gang leaders, diamond thieves, gold smugglers and bank robbers?

_Queens of the Underworld_ reveals the incredible story of female crooks from the seventeenth century to the present. From Moll Cutpurse to the Black Boy Alley Ladies, from jewel thief Emily Lawrence to bandit leader Elsie Carey and burglar Zoe Progl, these were charismatic women at the top of their game. But female criminals have long been dismissed as either not 'real women' or not 'real criminals', and in the process their stories have been lost.

**Caitlin Davies unravels the myths, confronts the lies and tracks down modern-day descendants in order to tell the truth about their lives for the first time.**

### Author Biography

**Caitlin Davies** is a novelist, non-fiction writer, award-winning journalist and teacher. She is the author of six novels, six non-fiction books, and several short stories. She has written for _The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail_ and _Mail on Sunday._ Her books include _Bad Girls: a History of Rebels and Renegades_, a history of Holloway Prison.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN

**Publication Date:** June 01, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 38.99 USD
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