The Widower

A highly superior slice of domestic noir * The Mail on Sunday *Christobel Kent’s subtly satisfying novel illustrates how easy it is for people to talk themselves into an abusive relationship; that it doesn’t seem likely is precisely what allows it to be overlooked. * The Times *The Widower seethes with atmosphere - I read the first half slowly, almost unable to bear the thrumming tension, and the second half at full pelt. Haunting and heart-wrenching, this book is reminiscent of Daphne Du Maurier * Observer *If you wanted a masterclass on how to pace a narrative of suspense, this would be it. Thrilling, heartbreaking, unputdownable. – A. N. Wilson * The Tablet *Christobel Kent returns to the eerie, estuarine turf she trod so mesmerisingly in her Sunday Times best seller, The Crooked House … There are echoes of du Maurier’s Manderley in the brooding house, dead wife and ratcheting-up of tension. * Perspective *A creepy, slow-burning novel in which tension can change in just seconds. * Woman’s Own *A gratifyingly spooky and tense thriller that is drawing comparisons to Daphne du Maurier. * The i *The very definition of a page-turner, I defy you to read it at anything less than break-neck speed. * velvetmag.co.uk *

Christobel Kent was born in London and educated at Cambridge. She has lived variously in Essex, London and Italy. Her childhood included several years spent on a Thames sailing barge in Maldon, Essex with her father, stepmother, three siblings and four step-siblings. She now lives in both Cambridge and Florence with her husband and five children.

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