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The Black Widow: The true crime book of the year
Written by Linda Calvey
Narrated by Linda Calvey
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
If you think you know everything about the East End's toughest gangsters, think again. Meet Linda Calvey, aka the Black Widow.
Growing up in the East End of London, Linda falls in with local gangsters including the Krays, Freddie Foreman and Ronnie Cook. When the love of her life, Mickey Calvey, is gunned down on a job gone wrong, Linda resolves to carry on his work. But in 1990, after years of living in fear of her lover Ronnie Cook, Linda finds herself accused of his murder, in a trial that shocks the nation. Still, Linda sticks to her code of honour, refusing to confess. Until now... After 18 years behind bars alongside notorious names including Rose West and Myra Hindley, she is released. This is the final truth about her life and what happened the day Ronnie Cook was murdered.
“'What a fantastic read, but not for the faint-hearted!'” - MARTINA COLE
Growing up in the East End of London, Linda falls in with local gangsters including the Krays, Freddie Foreman and Ronnie Cook. When the love of her life, Mickey Calvey, is gunned down on a job gone wrong, Linda resolves to carry on his work. But in 1990, after years of living in fear of her lover Ronnie Cook, Linda finds herself accused of his murder, in a trial that shocks the nation. Still, Linda sticks to her code of honour, refusing to confess. Until now... After 18 years behind bars alongside notorious names including Rose West and Myra Hindley, she is released. This is the final truth about her life and what happened the day Ronnie Cook was murdered.
“'What a fantastic read, but not for the faint-hearted!'” - MARTINA COLE
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's one of the most relateable scripts I've encountered
thank you for laying your soul bare xx