The Widow
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3.8 • 19 Ratings
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
'A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. No one does it better' CHRIS WHITAKER
SHE NEEDS A LAWYER. HE NEEDS A PAYDAY.
Lawyer Simon Latch is struggling with debt, gambling issues and an impending divorce. But when Eleanor Barnett, an 85-year-old widow, visits his office to secure a new will, it seems his luck has finally changed: she claims she's sitting on a $20 million fortune and no one else knows about it.
Once he's hooked the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But it's a terrible mistake. Hidden secrets have a way of being found out, and when Eleanor is hospitalised after a car accident, Simon realises that nothing is as it seems.
As events spiral out of control, he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn't commit: murder.
The Widow is classic Grisham courtroom drama combined with a confounding murder mystery that will enthral his legion of fans.
Customer Reviews
Slow to start and too quick at the end
The first half is sluggish and hard to stick with (especially as an audiobook!) and the second half is then really good. But the ending is very left field and done in a couple of short chapters with no complete conclusion of many of the key relationships or themes of the book. You’re left wondering about the main focus of the whole book. The will! Better to read than to listen to and you wouldn’t feel like you’ve invested so much time.