The Goddess and the Thief

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Uprooted from her home in India, Alice is raised by her aunt, a spiritualist medium in Windsor. When the mysterious Mr Tilsbury enters their lives, Alice is drawn into a plot to steal the priceless Koh-i-Noor diamond, claimed by the British Empire at the end of the Anglo-Sikh wars.

Said to be both blessed and cursed, the sacred Indian stone exerts its power over all who encounter it: a handsome deposed maharajah determined to claim his rightful throne, a man hell-bent on discovering the secrets of eternity, and a widowed queen who hopes the jewel can draw her husband's spirit back. In the midst of all this madness, Alice must discover a way to regain control of her life and fate...

Read by Rosie Jones

(p) 2014 Orion Publishing Group

Critics Review

  • This is a fascinating, fast-paced, beautifully written book and well worth reading.

    Promoting Crime Blog

  • Fox’s clear and thorough historical research is clearly woven into every seam of this rich and imaginative novel.

    THE BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH

  • The plot of this novel is intricate and beautifully turned, and echoes of Frances Hodgson Burnett and George MacDonald Fraser are entirely intentional – Fox’s raids on the story-box cleverly enhance the sense of mystery

    THE TIMES

  • A richly textured, highly coloured and entirely pleasurable read

    METRO

  • Dark secrets, hidden pasts and childhood mysteries are the focus in this sensual melodrama…an entertaining slice of Victoriana, rich in historical detail

    MARIE CLAIRE

  • With just as many twists and turns as Wilkie Collins aat his unpredictable best, Fox’s take on the Victorian mystery novel will transport you to a world of intrigue and superstition . . . A gem of a read

    THE LADY

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