The Widow

Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.

I don’t read a ton of John Grisham, but when I can get an advanced copy, I’m happy to dig in. What I’ve read of his has been mostly pretty good. Framed and The Innocent Man were absolutely fantastic and will stick with me for a while. The Boys From Biloxi was fine. The Runaway Jury was awful. So, I wasn’t sure what version of Grisham I was going to get. But this one was great.

Simon Latch is a small-town attorney, and when elderly Eleanor comes to him to create her will, he gleefully realizes she’s worth a fortune and has no one to inherit her money. However, Eleanor dies mysteriously, and Simon is the only suspect. He knows he’s not guilty (as does the reader), so the fun of the book is trying to figure out who did it.

This was a lot of fun. Simon isn’t a great guy, but he’s definitely not one you hate. And his quest to find the real killer is excellent. This wasn’t as tense as some of Grisham’s earlier books, but definitely worth reading.