The Widow, Will Patching
The Widow, Will Patching
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The Widow
A British Police Thriller

Author: Will Patching

Narrator: Gary Furlong

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Will Patching

Published: 04/24/2021


Synopsis

A brutally murdered husband. An abused wife who wanted him gone for good… Did the wealthy widow arrange his death—and can a disgraced detective discover the truth? "Your husband is dead."Lorraine Rowe receives the news from an anonymous killer threatening her too—unless she pays an inflated fee for her estranged partner’s murder. Overwhelmed by fear and indecision, Lorraine struggles to survive as her carefully constructed life of lies begins to unravel.Detective Sergeant Fiona ‘Fifi’ Fielding is fighting for her future after allowing her violent temper to jeopardise her career. Is it karma that dumps a man’s badly tortured corpse on her doorstep—or something more sinister? And will the ensuing investigation enable Fiona to redeem herself?Both women have lived through traumatic events and have much in common, but when the truth-seeker meets the accomplished dissembler, events spiral inexorably towards a deadly climax.This hard-hitting, twisted thriller weaves deception, misdirection and psychological torment into a page-turning tale of murder and mayhem that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Not for the faint-hearted.If you like complex plots, strong female characters, and high-stakes murder mysteries with plenty of suspense, you’ll love Will Patching’s latest gripping novel.Download The Widow today to uncover the truth behind a criminal’s veil of lies!The Widow is the first dark and disturbingly twisted novel in a loosely-linked series inspired by The Seven Deadly Sins:Deadly Inspirations—Book one ‘GREED’.This dark and disturbingly twisted British Police Thriller features Detective Sergeant Fiona ‘Fifi’ Fielding who made her debut in Mutilated, book two in The Remorseless Trilogy.

Reviews

5 stars audio 4.25 stars story!......more

Goodreads review by Dee

Author Will Patching’s seventh book “The Widow” showcases Detective Sergeant Fiona Fielding (Fifi to her friends), a minor character pulled from the pages of “Mutilated,” a previous novel. While I wasn’t sure what to expect from this first book in a new series, there are plenty of reasons for both o......more

Goodreads review by Linda

Lorraine Rowe receives an anonymous phone call announcing that her husband is dead. And they demand a huge payment. She's not exactly upet about her husband's death ... they've been separated several months at her behest because he nearly beat her to death. DS Fiona Fielding (FiFi) is a detective bar......more

The Widow is the first crime novel I have read from Will Patching, and although this is often overstated I can genuinely say that I will be picking up his back catalogue to enjoy. What I liked was that there was simply no messing around; Patching gets you right to the heart of the story quickly and......more

Goodreads review by Tom

I thought I had bagged a bargain after discovering this for free in Apple Books, having heard enough good things about Will Patching’s work. But this particular one fell a bit flat for me. Despite being full of all the gore and grit you’d anticipate, it never really evolved into the ‘page turner’ ev......more