Black Widow Award-Winning Crime Novel of the Year

Black Widow : Award-Winning Crime Novel of the Year
ISBN: 9780349141329
Publication Date: 9 March 2017

'Aceltic Gone Girl... **guaranteed to keep you guessing'Ian Rankin*Winner of the Crime Novel of the Year at Bloody Scotland***Twists abound in the brilliant new psychological thriller from master author Chris Brookmyre - perfect for readers of The Girl on the Train, I See You and ***Disclaimer.*Did she do it Did he deserve itDiana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. Yet it takes only hours for her life to crumble when her personal details are released on the internet as revenge for her writing.Then she meets Peter. He's kind, generous, and knows nothing about her past: the second chance she's been waiting for. Within six months, they are married. Within six more, Peter is dead in a road accident, a nightmare end to their fairytale romance.But Peter's sister Lucy doesn't believe in fairytales, and tasks maverick reporter Jack Parlabane with discovering the dark truth behind the woman the media is calling Black Widow...'Black Widow is a stand-out thriller'**Renee Knight, author of Disclaimer

About the Author

Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full-time novelist with the publication of his award-winning debut Quite Ugly One Morning, which established him as one of Britain's leading crime authors. His Jack Parlabane novels have sold more than one million copies in the UK alone.