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  • By: Linda Calvey
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  • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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If you think you know everything about the East End's toughest gangsters, think again. Meet Linda Calvey, a.k.a. the Black Widow. 

Growing up 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. But in 1990, after years of living in fear of her lover Ronnie Cook, Linda finds herself accused of his murder in a trial that shocks the nation. Still, Linda sticks to her code of honour, refusing to confess. Until now.... After 18 years behind bars alongside notorious names including 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. 
©2019 Melanie and Neil Calvey (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd
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My favorite book of the year

Absolutely fascinating story, not one single dull moment. So much has happened during this woman’s intriguing life. Highly recommend.

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Fascinating insight

A fascinating insight into the life of a wife and mother involved with London’s underworld either by choice or accident. This book is well told and fast paced. The black widow would be an interesting person to meet.

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