New 50 Shades of Grey book stolen

The new 50 Shades of Grey book has reportedly been stolen.

The spinoff of Fifty Shades of Grey from writer EL James has apparently been stolen from its publishers, just days ahead of its release.

Police are currently investigating allegations that a copy of the upcoming book Grey has disappeared ahead of its release.

Publisher Penguin Random House is looking into how such a theft could have occurred, according to The Mirror.

James has yet to address the alleged theft on her Twitter account, where she has been sending promotional tweets for Grey over the last week.

Earlier this month, the author revealed that her Fifty Shades of Grey spinoff would be told entirely from the perspective of playboy Christian Grey.

Penguin Random House has scheduled the release of Grey for June 18, the birthday of kinky businessman Christian.

“This book is dedicated to those readers who asked…and asked… and asked… and asked for this,” James wrote to her fans this month.

“Christian is a complex character, and readers have always been fascinated by his desires and motivations, and his troubled past. Also, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, there are two sides to every story.”

It has since been reported that Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson – stars of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie – are not contractually obligated to appear in a possible film version of the spinoff.