Black Widow

'A celtic Gone Girl... guaranteed to keep you guessing' --- IAN RANKIN

WINNER Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

WINNER Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Crime Novel of the Year

Did she do it? Did he deserve it?

Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. 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 she meets Peter. He's kind, generous, and knows nothing about her past: the second chance she's been waiting for.

Within six months, they are married. Within six more, Peter is dead in a road accident, a nightmare end to their fairytale romance.

But Peter's sister Lucy doesn't believe in fairytales, and tasks maverick reporter Jack Parlabane with discovering the dark truth behind the woman the media is calling Black Widow...

'Black Widow is a stand-out thriller'

Renee Knight, author of Disclaimer

Long-listed for CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger 2016 (UK)
Long-listed for McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2016 (UK)
Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2017 (UK)

“Chris Brookmyre takes crime fans exactly where they want to go - Daily TelegraphHis writing is as sharply observed and mordantly funny as ever - GuardianChris Brookmyre is a genius - Daily MirrorTense, intense and quite, quite brilliant - Jenny Colgan”

Chris Brookmyre takes crime fans exactly where they want to go - Daily Telegraph

His writing is as sharply observed and mordantly funny as ever - Guardian

Chris Brookmyre is a genius - Daily Mirror

Tense, intense and quite, quite brilliant - Jenny Colgan

Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full-time novelist with the publication of his award-winning debut Quite Ugly One Morning, which established him as one of Britain's leading crime writers. His 2006 novel All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye won the Everyman Bollinger Wodehouse Prize, and his 2016 novel Black Widow won both the McIlvanney Prize and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. He also co-writes historical crime fiction with his wife, Marisa Haetzman, under the pen name Ambrose Parry..

'A celtic Gone Girl... guaranteed to keep you guessing' --- IAN RANKIN *WINNER Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year**WINNER Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Crime Novel of the Year* Did she do it? Did he deserve it? Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. 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 she meets Peter. He's kind, generous, and knows nothing about her past: the second chance she's been waiting for. Within six months, they are married. Within six more, Peter is dead in a road accident, a nightmare end to their fairytale romance.But Peter's sister Lucy doesn't believe in fairytales, and tasks maverick reporter Jack Parlabane with discovering the dark truth behind the woman the media is calling Black Widow... 'Black Widow is a stand-out thriller' Renee Knight, author of Disclaimer

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