{"product_id":"9781917439473-black-widow","title":"The Black Widow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUPDATED PAPERBACK FOR 2025\u003cbr\u003eIf you think you know everything about the East End's toughest gangsters, think again.Meet Linda Calvey, aka the Black Widow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUPDATED PAPERBACK FOR 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURING ON MAJOR BBC SOUNDS PODCAST 'GANGSTER' IN 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you think you know everything about the East End's toughest gangsters, think again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Linda Calvey, aka the Black Widow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up after the war 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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. Still, Linda sticks to her code of honour, refusing to confess. Until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 18 years behind bars alongside notorious names including Rose West and Myra Hindley, she is released.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the final truth about her life and what happened the day Ronnie Cook was murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinda Calvey is a convicted murderer and has served her time in prison. She now lives in Chigwell, Essex, where she spends her time with friends, children and grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55455227412854,"sku":"9781917439473","price":8.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33739831.jpg?v=1744388720","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781917439473-black-widow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}