BEVERLY BARTON
THE BLACK WIDOW
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First published in Great Britain as Coldhearted by HarperCollins 2008
This eBook edition published 2018
Copyright © Beverly Barton 2008
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Source ISBN: 9781847560612
Ebook Edition © May 2018 ISBN: 9780007328925
Version: 2018-06-04
Contents
Perhaps the best thing he could do for himself and every-one he loved was to commit suicide.
Dan Price stared at the Glock pistol lying atop his desk. He had bought the 9mm automatic for his wife, but she had refused the gift, politely reminding him of her aversion to guns. But at his