A copy of EL James’s latest Fifty Shades novel has been stolen ahead of its publication.<\/p>\n
Kent Police has launched an investigation after Random House discovered a copy of Grey had gone missing on Monday.<\/p>\n
It is feared thieves may leak the novel, or sell extracts to the media.<\/p>\n
The book, which re-tells the first instalment of the hit trilogy from billionaire Christian Grey’s point of view, is due to be released next week.<\/p>\n
Random House and solicitors for the publisher would not give any other information about the missing book.<\/p>\n
“We have no comment to make due to an ongoing police investigation,” a spokesman said.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for Kent Police said: “Officers are making inquiries after receiving a report that a book had been stolen on 8 June.”<\/p>\n
The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has sold more than 125 million copies worldwide since the first book’s release in 2011.<\/p>\n
When announcing the release of Grey last week, James said she wrote the new book after “thousands of readers” had written to her requesting to hear Christian’s point of view.<\/p>\n
“Christian is a complex character and readers have always been fascinated by his desires and motivations, and his troubled past,” she said.<\/p>\n
“Also, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, there are two sides to every story.”<\/p>\n
Grey will be published on 18 June – Christian Grey’s birthday.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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