Longton VM Book Club Monday 15th September 2025 at 8pm Georgina Clarke’s book “The Dazzle of the Light” is our selection for September. This novel unlike her others isn’t part of a series but a freestanding story. She won The Irish Times “Best Crime Book of the Year” and The Evening Standard’s “Best Book of the Year” with this novel. “The Dazzle of the Light” is set in the 1920s, and it is said to be inspired by the real life all-female crime syndicate known as the Forty Thieves, who operated in the slums of south London. The author explores class, and the cost of being an independent woman engaged in crime. Amazon suggests the book is perfect for readers who enjoyed Peaky Blinders.