Widows
Widows by Lynda La Plante, published by Zaffre on June 5, 2018, is a compelling narrative that delves into the lives of three women grappling with loss and desperation. After their husbands are killed during a botched security van heist, Dolly Rawlins, Linda Pirelli, and Shirley Miller find themselves facing a grim reality. When Dolly uncovers her husband’s bank deposit box containing crucial information about the heist, the women are thrust into a world of crime as they consider executing the robbery themselves.
In this fast-paced heist thriller, readers will follow the widows as they navigate their newfound roles in the criminal underworld. The story unfolds as they prepare for the heist, only to realize that their husbands’ plans involved a fourth accomplice, whose identity remains a mystery. As they recruit Bella O’Reilly to join their ranks, the women must contend with pressure from law enforcement and local criminals. This edition, comprising 432 pages, presents a gripping exploration of crime and survival, set against the backdrop of a media tie-in that connects to Steve McQueen’s upcoming major motion picture adaptation.
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THE BASIS FOR STEVE MCQUEEN’S UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WIDOWS IS A FAST-PACED HEIST THRILLER WITH AN ALL FEMALE CAST YOU WON’T FORGET.
Before PRIME SUSPECT there was WIDOWS . . . Facing life alone, they turned to crime together. Dolly Rawlins, Linda Pirelli and Shirley Miller are left devastated when their husbands are killed in a security van heist that goes disastrously wrong. When Dolly discovers her husband Harry’s bank deposit box, containing a gun, money – and detailed plans for the hijack – she realises that she only has three options: 1. Give up and forget she ever found them; 2. Hand over Harry’s ledgers to the police, or to the thugs that have been hassling her for information they think she has; 3. She and the other widows could carry out the robbery themselves Novices in the craft of crime, the three women make their preparations. Along the way they discover that Harry’s plan required four people, not three. But only three bodies were discovered in the carnage of the original hijack – so who was the fourth man, and where is he now? Recruiting hooker Bella O’Reilly as their fourth, the widows are determined to execute their plan. Facing mounting pressure from DI Resnick, and local thugs Arnie and Tony Fisher, can they stick together and finish the job their husbands started . . .
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