If it sometimes feels like a television movie, that's because La Plante originally wrote the Widows trilogy as a British television series. Widows was a six episode mini-series in the mid 1980's with the novel coming out about the same time. Widows 2 soon joined the success of Widows with another six episodes of a mini-series. As the titles indicate, this series featured the world's most dangerous femme fatale and her team of widows out to finish the capers their husbands started. A decade later, She's Out came out, a new six episode mini-series with a novelization to boot. The Widows franchise also resulted in a star-studded Hollywood movie in 2018.
Now, La Plante has reworked all three novels and they are being re-released to a new Audience. She's Out is a fast moving story that follows Dolly Rawlings years later after she's released from prison and gathers a new gang of tough women criminals. At times, it's a bit of a comic caper and, at times, it's a bit of a soap opera. But, it's a fun fast read.
Now, La Plante has reworked all three novels and they are being re-released to a new Audience. She's Out is a fast moving story that follows Dolly Rawlings years later after she's released from prison and gathers a new gang of tough women criminals. At times, it's a bit of a comic caper and, at times, it's a bit of a soap opera. But, it's a fun fast read.