She was young, very beautiful, and had everything to live for--but the
life of Frances Shea, briefly married to Reggie Kray, remains one of the
most tragic stories of the Swinging Sixties. Courted by Reggie as a
schoolgirl, her eight year relationship with him drew Frances into a
world of nightclubs, fast cars, beautiful clothes, and showbiz parties.
Yet as time passed, she struggled to cope with the horrific world of the
Kray twins, full of violence, drink, drugs--and sheer terror. By the
time of her marriage, she had become inextricably linked with the Krays
and their downward spiral from gangland extortion and brutality into
senseless murder and mayhem. Reggie, obsessed by his wife from the day
he met her, was never prepared to let her go. Despite her attempts to
break free, two years after their wedding, Frances was found dead from a
drug overdose. She was 23. Only now can the truth about Frances Shea and
her marriage to Reggie Kray finally be revealed, along with the
long-hidden story behind his obsession with her. Unseen until now,
documents and diaries reveal the reality of their life together--and how
their tragic, doomed relationship continued to haunt the lives of those
closest to Frances right to the end.
