Black Widow

Linda Calvey, also known as the Black Widow, was a woman who grew up in the East End of London and fell in with local gangsters, including the Krays, Freddie Foreman, and Ronnie Cook. When her lover Mickey Calvey was gunned down on a job gone wrong, Linda resolved to carry on his work. In 1990, she was accused of his murder alongside Danny Reece and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. After 18 years, she is released and tells the final truth about her life and what happened the day Ronnie Cook was murdered.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2019
Publisher: Mirror Books

"What a fantastic read, but not for the faint-hearted!

Martina Cole's "True Crime" has never been more female or more deadly. Kimberly Chambers admires and respects her, and Freddie Foreman believes she is the real deal.

Meet Linda Calvey, aka the Black Widow. Growing up in the East End of London after the war, Linda falls in with local gangsters such as the Krays, Freddie Foreman, and Ronnie Cook. When her lover 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 alongside Danny Reece in a trial that shocks the nation. Linda sticks to her code of honor, refusing to confess. Until now...

After 18 years behind bars alongside notorious names such as 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."

Weight: 584g
Dimension: 237 x 170 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912624591