Black Widows
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"While Quinn writes with spirit on weighty subjects like domestic abuse, polygamy and religious cults, her primary and most poignant theme seems to be female friendship."-New York Times Book Review
"An absolutely thrilling novel. I devoured it over a weekend, unable to put it down. It's a clever and completely…
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1 author picked Black Widows as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This gripping crime thriller is more a ‘whichdunnit’ than a ’whodunnit’. The murder victim, a dissident Mormon patriarch, lived with his three wives in a rundown farmstead in Utah so remote that the women are the only plausible suspects.
They dislike and resent each other, and each has a strong motive to kill their tyrannical spouse. Quinn brilliantly brings her characters to life, each with a very different backstory, and captures marvelously the feel of the place and the period. I found the book impossible to put down.
It’s full of twists and turns, with surprises to the very end.…
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