Critical Praise

“The ultimate psychological thriller! Barton carefully unspools this dark, intimate tale of a terrible crime, a stifling marriage, and the lies spouses tell not just to each other, but to themselves in order to make it through. The ending totally blew me away!”

—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"I read THE WIDOW by Fiona Barton with an increasing sense that I was turning the pages through next year’s THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN. It has all the ingredients for a bestseller --- a clear proposition and a central premise that will stimulate word of mouth: What goes through the minds of women whose husbands turn out to be monsters?”

—THE BOOKSELLER (U.K.)

“Exceptional debut from British journalist Barton, who circles her story as if it were a lurking panther, unseen but viscerally sense.... She tells her tale with a realism and restraint that add to its shattering impact.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“If GONE GIRL and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN left you hungry for more unreliable narrators, Fiona Barton has you covered.” 

—EW.com (Entertainment Weekly)

“The most anticipated book of 2016…. Fast paced, gripping and dark --- this is one book that is destined to be HUGE.”

—Glamour (UK)

“Shades of GONE GIRL and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN.”

—The Sacramento Bee

“Twisty thriller THE WIDOW is primed to be this year's GIRL ON THE TRAIN.” 

—PureWow.com

“THE WIDOW is a twisty psychological suspense that held me spellbound. Fiona Barton delves into the darkest reaches of the husband and wife relationship and the secrets they keep. THE WIDOW is a beautifully written novel of psychological suspense that takes readers on a disturbing journey into the mind of a woman whose husband may be guilty of a horrendous crime. Fiona Barton’s skill as a journalist is on full, brilliant display in THE WIDOW.”

—Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author of AFTER THE STORM

“A brilliant, enthralling debut.”

—Jill Mansell, New York Times bestselling author of THINKING OF YOU

"Stunning from start to finish. I devoured it in one sitting. The best book I've read this year. If you liked GONE GIRL, you'll love this. Fiona Barton is a major new talent."

—M. J. Arlidge, international bestselling author of EENY MEENY

"Dark, compelling and utterly unputdownable. My book of the year so far."

—C.L. Taylor, international bestselling author of BEFORE I WAKE

"Fiona Barton's THE WIDOW is a fast-paced, heart-stopping debut. Jean Taylor --- the widow --- is heroine and anti-heroine, naïve and savvy, dominated and dominating; in short, utterly compelling. Sure to thrill fans of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and THE HUSBAND'S SECRET, I raced through this in one nail-biting sitting." 

—Catherine McKenzie, international bestselling author of HIDDEN

"A marriage is a public union, but can also act as a wall hiding an inner world of secrets. Fiona Barton's THE WIDOW grabs hold of this insight and runs with it, twisting all the way to the end." 

—Andrew Pyper, #1 international bestselling author of THE DEMONOLOGIST and THE DAMNED