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THE WIDOW
John Grisham
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THE WIDOW

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

by John Grisham

Doubleday · 2025

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

23

Weeks at #1

5

Chart History

#15101520252026
dashed = off the list

23 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 5 weeks at #1

'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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ISBN-13
9781399703390
ISBN-10
1399703390
Published
2025
Pages
591
Publisher
Doubleday
Categories
Fiction

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