The sequel to Lynda La Plante’s groundbreaking thriller, Widows – now a major feature film. DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT’S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH. Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the impossible: a heist their husbands had failed to pull off – at the cost of their lives.But though they may be in the money, they’re far from easy … though they may be in the money, they’re far from easy street.
Shocked by her husband’s betrayal, Dolly discovers Harry Rawlins isn’t dead. He knows where the four women are and he wants them to pay. And he doesn’t just mean getting his hands on the money.
The women can’t keep running. They have to get Harry out of their lives for good. But can they outwit a criminal mastermind who won’t hesitate to kill?
Especially when one of them has a plan of her own . . . to kill or be killed.
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**I received a copy from BookishFirst and the author/publisher**
Imagine your husband was killed and later on after grieving, you discover he is actually still alive and has another woman. But wait, it gets worse! This other woman has had his child! This is what happened to the heroine in this book. But boy was she gutsy. After a heist in the first book in the series, the heroine sets out to clean her husband’s bank account out. I loved the moment he finds out.
The characters are all so wonderful in this series. She has some awesome friends. I was hanging on by the seat of my pants all through the book. I don’t know who I was more afraid for, the heroine getting caught by her husband or the husband getting what was coming to him.
WIDOW’S REVENGE picks up where WIDOWS left off. Dolly, Linda, Shirley and Bella are back … and this time things will be finished.
Three of the women lost their husbands when the guys tried to rob a bank. Dolly was the first to come across the mens’ plans .. and she decided that they (the gals) could do this themselves. That’s enough of a spoiler .. because the first book is a wowser.
Dolly discovers that her husband did not die, and he’s been in hiding. He is not pleased that this wife and the wives of his friends have succeeded where they didn’t and are now in possession of a lot of money that he believes is his.
He doesn’t just want the money … he wants them all to die.
The suspense and action starts at the very beginning and is nicely paced throughout. The characters are deftly drawn, warts and all. This all-female cast leads in all directions guaranteed to keep the reader riveted. The conclusion came fast and furious … a real breath-taker.
Many thanks to the author / Bonnier Zaffre USA / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
I really enjoyed this book! I love reading books with British verbiage! They say to watch out for Karma, I think almost everyone needs to beware! Thanks for a great read!
So, I have never read anything by this author. I won this book, and it looked interesting. I did not realize that Widow’s Revenge is a sequel to a book called Widows. I definitely recommend reading the first book before you read this one. The background information would have been very helpful and given me better understanding of the time and place and events. The story itself is thought provoking. How would you respond if your dead husband was actually not dead at all? He’s alive and well with another woman and a child. Seriously? Take everything he has. Take his money. What if he finds out and decides to track you down and take his revenge? I would personally see him dead, for real this time.
I loved Widow’s and I loved Widows’ Revenge even more. ( The first book should be read first)
Somehow you just get caught up in the story of Dolly, Linda, Bella and Shirley who set out to finish what their husband’s started when they were killed in an attempted robbery.
The story continues in Revenge and you can’t help but cheer the ladies on. Not giving anything away, you just simply need to read it.
Thanks Lynda La Plante for another great read.
I loved the first book. Many twists and turns, action, deaths and you still get this in the second book. I love that the women here are actually strong, independent female leads and how they fight back to keep what they earned from the first book.
Widows’ Revenge continues where the first book left off and the widows are now facing possibly losing what they worked so hard to take. More drama, scenes that just grab you and suspense keeps you glued to the story. The only thing that did get me a little down was the ending. When it comes to sequels, how it ends usually leaves me in the middle of whether I’ll be happy with it or not. It was not a bad ending but not how I thought it would go. If you are a fan of the first book, I think you will be happy with this one.
The last book in the saga of the widows is a darker one. It begins in South America, the refuge for the widows while they wait for Dolly Rawlins to tell them it’s okay for them to return to London. Unfortunately, the best laid plans often have a hole in them and that is what happens in this tale. It was a good read, but not a fast one, with chapters that were way too long. The good thing was that most of the characters were familiar from the previous book, so I didn’t have to remember a lot of new names. Again, the premise of the book is a heist that Dolly is trying to thwart as Harry plans to carry it out. I hated the blood and gore in this one, but the ending was somewhat satisfactory if surprising. Fans of Lynda LaPlante will enjoy this story, but beware that it is not for the faint of heart!
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