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The Widow
- Author
- John Grisham
- Narrator
- Michael Beck
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 21 October 2025
- Run Time
- 14 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. The Widow is John Grisham at his irresistible, unforgettable best. No one does it better
Chris Whitaker, author of All The Colours of the Dark
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The Widow is primarily a moral parable ... it's a murder mystery, too, and permeated by evidence of John Grisham's often overlooked skill as a social observer
Sunday Times
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A twist-laden tale of greed, deception and privilege from the master of courtroom suspense
The i
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This is classic Grisham; the story of a small-town lawyer caught in a fix
Mail on Sunday
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Grisham is adroit at dealing with moral ambiguities, and they are all over this novel ... when that Grisham grip takes hold, readers will be unable to switch off their bedside lamps
Financial Times
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Another nerve-shredding tale of a flawed justice system from the prolific past master of the courtroom drama
Saga Magazine
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Details
- Author
- John Grisham
- Narrator
- Michael Beck
- Duration
- 14 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399703420
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Political / legal thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
'A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. No one does it better' CHRIS WHITAKERSHE 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.
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