Black Widows
The atmospheric and addictive Mormon murder mystery
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3.4 • 9 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The only thing the three women had in common was their husband. And, as of this morning, that they're each accused of his murder.
Blake Nelson moved into a hidden stretch of land - a raw paradise in the wilds of Utah - where he lived with his three wives:
Rachel, the chief wife, obedient and doting to a fault.
Tina, the other wife, who's everything Rachel isn't.
And Emily, the youngest wife, who knows almost nothing else.
When their husband is found dead under the desert sun, the questions pile up.
What are these women to each other now that their husband is dead? Will the police uncover the secrets each woman has spent her life hiding? And is one of them capable of murder...?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The murder of polygamist Blake Nelson, found mutilated and hanging by his belt near his favorite fishing spot outside Salt Lake City, propels British author Quinn's U.S. debut, an intriguing if overlong mystery. The emotionally damaged Blake was married to three equally damaged women: Rachel, raised in a cult by her infamous father known as the Prophet; Tina, an ex-drug addict and prostitute from Las Vegas; and 19-year-old Emily, a simple-minded girl from a devoutly Catholic family. One sister-wife is suspected of the murder, and another confesses. The police investigation reveals conflict among the sister-wives, but as their backstories unfold, Rachel, Tina, and Emily come to understand and appreciate each other and bond. The reader learns much about fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints culture and religion as the plot labors toward an unexpected answer to whodunit. An uplifting ending may mollify those put off by some graphic sex and disturbing scenes of cult practices involving underage girls. Quinn is a writer to watch.
