The Widow

the unforgettable new courtroom drama from the master of the legal thriller!

John Grisham author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:21st Oct '25

Should be back in stock very soon

The Widow cover

'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.

💥350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER💥

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Grisham has two great qualities: he knows his stuff and is a born storyteller' DAILY MAIL

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 *

ISBN: 9781399703413

Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 38mm

Weight: 641g

416 pages