The Duchess and the soldier's revenge: The secret to the royal Windsor jewel heist

It's 1946 : Leslie Holmes, in a daring act of revenge, has stolen Wallis Simpson's precious jewels; to a today's value of £20 million. This untold true mystery delves deep into love, passion, betrayal and espionage; combining the suspense of the jewel heist with the mental trials of World War II and the fascination of Wallis and Edward VIII. The novel takes the lives of these two very different couples from opposing ends of society; Leslie and his sensuously fragile wife Gwen, and the Duke of Windsor with his dominatrix Duchess; running them parallel until that pivotal moment in 1946; exploring how twists of fate could turn an honest soldier into a royal jewel thief and an illegitimate twice divorcee could steal the heart of the throne.The novel brings fresh immediacy to a 70 yr old unsolved case that defied the finest brains of Scotland Yard.Frankie Bailey, scriptwriter : ''a good human interest story that really deserves to be told...cannot bear the thought of this languishing in a drawer.'