The Widow

A Novel

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Michael Beck

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.

“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.”—Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark

Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it.

Once he hooks the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But soon her story begins to crack. When she is hospitalized after a car accident, Simon realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn’t commit: murder.

Simon knows he’s innocent. But he also knows the circumstantial evidence is against him, and he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. To save himself, he must find the real killer….

Critic reviews

“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, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark

“A captivating legal whodunit . . . [Grisham’s] nuanced portrait of Latch demonstrates his gift for constructing morally flawed yet sympathetic characters. The author’s fans will be galvanized by this impressive return to form.”—Publishers Weekly

Another winner from Mr. Grisham

Loved all of it. The storyline, the characters, and it was not slow. If this had been a physical book as opposed to an audiobook, I would say I couldn’t put it down! I especially enjoyed the narrator. I’ve been known to stop listening to a audiobook after a few minutes because I couldn’t stand the narrators voice. Michael Beck’s voice and diction lend a great deal to the telling of the story.

Good story

Didn’t care for the voice(s) of the reader. It was rather irritating. This was my 1st audio book in a long time. Hopefully it’ll be better for the next.

The intrigue

Another masterful story by the master himself. Was pleasantly pleased he inserted no racial overtones this time. One of his best books.

Grisham’s best in years!!!

You won’t be able to put this down…listened over 2 days and loved every minute!

I prefer a protagonist who has a stronger moral compass

Interesting premise. But it took a while before I liked the protagonist even a little bit.