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2017 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
2016 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist)
2016 McIlvanney Prize
A hair-raising . . . devilishly complicated mystery from the Scottish crime master. Dont even try to guess the outcome (The New York Times Book Review).
Diana Jager is clever, strong, and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism in medicine. Yet it takes only hours for her life to crumble when her personal details are released on the internet as revenge for her writing.
Then Diana meets Peter. He is kind, generous, and knows nothing about her pastthe second chance shes been waiting for. Within six months, they are married. Within six more, Peter is dead in a road accident, a nightmare end to their fairy-tale romance. But Peters sister doesnt believe in fairy tales, and tasks rogue reporter Jack Parlabane with discovering the dark truth behind the woman the media is calling the Black Widow.
Still on the mend from a turbulent divorce, Jacks investigation into matters of the heart takes him to hidden places no one should ever have to go.
Winner of the 2017 Theakson Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and the 2016 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year
Brookmyre excels at melding the true chills of a psychological thriller with rollickingif darkhumor. A witty and wild page-turner, Black Widow shines in showcasing this winning combination. The Boston Globe
Exceptionally gooda knotty mystery thats . . . one of the most perceptive excavations of a dysfunctional marriage I can remember reading. The Guardian (UK)
A tense and provocative read. Entertainment Weekly
Genre: Mystery
Diana Jager is clever, strong, and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism in medicine. Yet it takes only hours for her life to crumble when her personal details are released on the internet as revenge for her writing.
Then Diana meets Peter. He is kind, generous, and knows nothing about her pastthe second chance shes been waiting for. Within six months, they are married. Within six more, Peter is dead in a road accident, a nightmare end to their fairy-tale romance. But Peters sister doesnt believe in fairy tales, and tasks rogue reporter Jack Parlabane with discovering the dark truth behind the woman the media is calling the Black Widow.
Still on the mend from a turbulent divorce, Jacks investigation into matters of the heart takes him to hidden places no one should ever have to go.
Winner of the 2017 Theakson Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and the 2016 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year
Brookmyre excels at melding the true chills of a psychological thriller with rollickingif darkhumor. A witty and wild page-turner, Black Widow shines in showcasing this winning combination. The Boston Globe
Exceptionally gooda knotty mystery thats . . . one of the most perceptive excavations of a dysfunctional marriage I can remember reading. The Guardian (UK)
A tense and provocative read. Entertainment Weekly
Genre: Mystery
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