The Widow - Softcover

"The ultimate psychological thriller." (Lisa Gardner). We've all seen him: the man - the monster - staring from the front page of every newspaper, accused of a terrible crime. But what about the woman who grips his arm on the courtroom stairs - the woman who stands by him? Jean Taylor's life was blissfully ordinary. Nice house, nice husband. Glen was all she'd ever wanted: her Prince Charming. Until he became that man accused, that monster on the front page. Jean was married to a man everyone thought capable of unimaginable evil. But now Glen is dead and she's alone for the first time, free to tell her story on her own terms. Jean Taylor is going to tell us what she knows. Du Maurier's Rebecca meets We Need To Talk About Kevin and Gone Girl in this intimate tale of a terrible crime. "My book of the year so far." (C L Taylor, author of The Lie).

"Feted as this year’s The Girl on the Train" (OBSERVER)

"The big thriller of the year" (STYLIST)

"The ultimate psychological thriller. Barton carefully unspools this dark, intimate tale of a terrible crime, a stifling marriage, and the lies spouses tell not just to each other, but to themselves in order to make it through. The ending totally blew me away." (LISA GARDNER)

"The most buzzed about book of 2016" (HEAT)

"Stunning from start to finish. I devoured it in one sitting. The best book I've read this year. If you liked GONE GIRL, you'll love this. Fiona Barton is a major new talent." (M J Arlidge)