A prequel to Wear Black, here’s a look at how assassin Nellie Clifton got her start!

She Has Bigger Dreams than the Curragh
Nellie Clifton isn’t going to spend her life as a barmaid, serving the soldiers on the desolate plains of the Curragh outside Kildare, Ireland.

The Prince of Wales Is Her Escape Plan
Nellie is going to make something of herself, and to do so, she has a plan: she is going to be the mistress of Queen Victoria’s son, Prince Albert—but if he is a mistake, she needs another escape plan.

Her Life Is Going to Change in Ways She Could Never Have Expected
Nellie Clifton: Well on her way to becoming a legend, instead of just a footnote in history.