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Born in the midnineteenth century Sophie Lyons was a master thief con artist blackmailer and smuggler Much of her success as a criminal was due to the fact that she was fearless reckless sharp and cunningeverything a woman of her time was not supposed to be As a young child Sophies parents forced her to steal when she showed a talent for pickpocketing Strongwilled and smart she blossomed into a beautiful teenager who caught the eye of many men in the underworld of New York City By the time Sophie reached her late teens she was married to her second husbanda notorious bank burglar named Ned Lyonsand was a professional criminal in her own right Despite her prominent place in crime history Sophie Lyons has never been the subject of a fulllength biography This audiobook chronicles Sophies fascinating and tragic life from her beginnings as a criminal prodigy through her ingenious escape from Sing Sing prison and her lifelong struggle with mental illness