The Widow
the unforgettable new courtroom drama from the master of the legal thriller!
$28.70
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2025
Summary
The new incredible legal thriller from John Grisham.
She needs a lawyer. He needs a payday.
Simon Latch is a small-town lawyer 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.
She could be the ticket to his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399703352 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399703358 |
| Author: | John Grisham |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 508g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 152mm x 34mm |
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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 *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 *A twist-laden tale of greed, deception and privilege from the master of courtroom suspense * The i *This is classic Grisham; the story of a small-town lawyer caught in a fix * Mail on Sunday *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 *Another nerve-shredding tale of a flawed justice system from the prolific past master of the courtroom drama * Saga Magazine *
About The Author
John Grisham
Since The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time To Kill.
His first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, highlights work with organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted.
He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.
John lives on a farm in central Virginia.
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