The Black Widow

The Black Widow
BEVERLY BARTON

The spine-tingling thriller about a depraved female serial killer from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.Jordan Price doesn't look like your typical serial killer…Young and beautiful, she exudes innocence and vulnerability. But after her latest husband dies in mysterious circumstances, Rick Carson is forced to consider her capable of cold-blooded murder.The deeper he delves into the string of deaths which stalk Jordan, the more dangerous the game of cat-and-mouse becomes. The targets are changing and suddenly no one is safe.If Jordan is as innocent as she claims, Rick may have placed in a brutal killer's crosshairs. But if she's guilty, Rick will pay in blood…

BEVERLY BARTON

THE BLACK WIDOW

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First published in Great Britain as Coldhearted by HarperCollins 2008

This eBook edition published 2018

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Source ISBN: 9781847560612

Ebook Edition © May 2018 ISBN: 9780007328925

Version: 2018-06-04

Contents

Cover (#u380f6321-719e-58cf-82f4-dcf9a6b00476)

Title Page (#u1ae8edff-0978-5686-bdeb-6088e74a4832)

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Prologue (#u8887498a-fc8f-5da2-bf32-cfb6adf1b503)

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Chapter 2 (#u5e765d72-a9d8-51a6-8a79-6367c72c5f99)

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Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 22 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 23 (#litres_trial_promo)