Widow's Walk (novel)

Widow's Walk (2002) is a detective novel by American crime writer Robert B. Parker, the 29th in his renowned Spenser series.

ynopsis

Boston bank manager Nathan Smith has been shot through the head while lying in bed. His new wife, young peroxide blonde Mary, is the chief suspect, although she swears she was watching television at the time and never even heard the gunshot. Despite mounting evidence against her, and a prosecution witness who claims Mary hired him to kill her husband, the defence make a last ditch attempt at proving her innocence by hiring Spenser, the Boston based P.I.

However, the body count soon starts piling up as everyone he speaks with are systematically murdered, which undoubtedly complicates matters...