I'm only half-way through and reviewing early to hit release day. I'm definitely finishing this. It's excellent.
So the premise is that the leader of a local crime syndicate, along with two colleagues, dies in a burglary gone wrong. While in mourning, his wife Dolly is handed a discrete note and keys to her husband's safe deposit box. It was the key to take over his crime business. She recruits the two other widows to take over their work.
The only problem is that another crime syndicate wants the same records and is willing to kill to get them. And a detective with an irrational grudge is obsessed: getting the ledger will resurrect his failing career. While planning, Dolly realizes there was a fourth man, who lived. Who is he, and is he a threat?
My favorite part is that I'm guessing The Widows is set in the 60s. Dolly and her colleagues are very much the pretty housewives. Their role is to keep house, not rob banks. But Dolly is determined and smart. As is Bella, their replacement fourth. I love how "real" it is with the strip clubs and drinking.
This has the same feel of Lynda La Plante's TV shows and easier to read than Tennison, which is more like a script than a novel. I look forward to the movie release.
So the premise is that the leader of a local crime syndicate, along with two colleagues, dies in a burglary gone wrong. While in mourning, his wife Dolly is handed a discrete note and keys to her husband's safe deposit box. It was the key to take over his crime business. She recruits the two other widows to take over their work.
The only problem is that another crime syndicate wants the same records and is willing to kill to get them. And a detective with an irrational grudge is obsessed: getting the ledger will resurrect his failing career. While planning, Dolly realizes there was a fourth man, who lived. Who is he, and is he a threat?
My favorite part is that I'm guessing The Widows is set in the 60s. Dolly and her colleagues are very much the pretty housewives. Their role is to keep house, not rob banks. But Dolly is determined and smart. As is Bella, their replacement fourth. I love how "real" it is with the strip clubs and drinking.
This has the same feel of Lynda La Plante's TV shows and easier to read than Tennison, which is more like a script than a novel. I look forward to the movie release.