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The Lottery Winner Widows Club

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The Lottery Winner Widows Club

By: Elly Vine
Narrated by: Virginia Grainger
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'An absolute hoot. Twisty, turny, funny and absolutely marvellous.' - MILLIE JOHNSON
'Riotously funny, gripping and twisty' - CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
'Joyous, dark, witty as hell. A devilishly funny celebration of female friendship' - EMMA JANE UNSWORTH
'A funny and touching crime romp' - CLAIRE MCGOWAN
'Fun, fabulous and a force to be reckoned with' - LUCY DIAMOND

Meet The Lottery Winner Widows Club - a fabulous, filthy-rich sisterhood whose husbands all hit the jackpot . . . and then mysteriously dropped dead.

Paula is having a surreal week. Having just lost her husband, John, in a freak car accident, she's utterly gobsmacked when, two days later, she wins the lottery - with the ticket he bought.

Just as she thinks things can't get crazier, Paula is approached by a tight-knit trio of glamorous women - also jackpot winners - with dead husbands, suspiciously large bank accounts . . . and a very specific interest in Paula.

They tell her that they've been where she is now. That grief looks good on her. That freedom does, too. There's just one problem: Paula didn't kill her husband. She loved him, of course.

But something about their world - lavish, secretive, thrilling - is hard to resist. And when word of Paula's jackpot win spreads and others come sniffing around for a share, she's faced with the ultimate choice: hold onto her old life, or accept help from her new friends, whose methods are a little more . . . unconventional.

Twisty, mischievous, and deliciously dark, The Lottery Winner Widows Club is a story of luck, lies, and the dangerous appeal of starting over, from a fresh new voice in the crime world.

MORE PRAISE FOR THE LOTTERY WINNER WIDOWS CLUB:
'This book is so good it's criminal' - DAISY BUCHANAN
'A riotous romp. Fun, funny and full of heart' - ASIA MACKAY
'A super fun book about female friendship and solidarity' - JULIE MAE COHEN
'The feel-good novel par excellence! I bloody loved it!' - HARPER FORD
'Full of humour and deliciously deadly intent' - KATE STOREY
'Such a joy! A true escape' - LAURA PEARSON
'Deliciously fun with a delightful cast of characters!' - FIONA GIBSON
'People always say 'I laughed out loud' but they hardly ever do? I ACTUALLY DID! A lot!' - CAROLINE CORCORAN
'Utterly delicious' - LAURA WOOD
'Hilarious, twisty and hugely satisfying!' - LUCY NICHOL
'First Wives Club meets Bad Sisters' - ZAC HAMMETT
'An emotional depth I didn't see coming' - REBECCA RYAN
'An absolute slam-dunk. Wildly funny and wholly bingeable' - ROSIE WALSH
'Will make you laugh, cheer and weep - sometimes all at once' - JUSTIN MYERS
'A perfect read' - SALMA EL-WARDANY
'The twist shook me to my core' - OLIVIA BEIRNE
'A fabulously enjoyable romp' - PJ ELLIS
'Bags of fun and warmth' - HANNAH DOYLE
'Perfect mix of comedy and drama' - JULIE HAWORTH©2026 Elly Vine
Crime Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

An absolute hoot. Full of lovely Elly Vine's signature warm and wicked humour. Twisty, turny, funny and absolutely marvellous. This has WINNER written all over it!
Brilliant! Riotously funny, gripping and twisty, and packs a real emotional punch too. The Lottery Winner Widows Club are the female friends we all need!
Riotously funny - this story of mysterious deaths, sisterhood and secrets will make you laugh, cheer and buy yourself a lottery ticket!
Joyous, dark, witty as hell. A devilishly funny celebration of female friendship and starting over. Elly Vine is an extraordinary writer and has performed an extraordinary feat of balancing lightness and darkness. Warm but thrilling, pacy but deep, hilarious and poignant. How has she done it? We demand to know! Vine has given us a girl gang comedy-thriller with a delicious whiff of sulphur. This book made me laugh, weep, and punch the air. An utter DELIGHT.
A RIOT - uplifting, feisty and fun, with so much heart. It's a joy to read, but it packs such a powerful punch. This book is so good it's criminal.
Really enjoyed this! A funny and touching crime romp.
A riotous romp through the bonds of female friendship with murder and (a lot of) money thrown in. Fun, funny and full of heart.
This is a super fun book about female friendship and solidarity. BRB, buying a lottery ticket and a spade so I can join this club!
The feel-good novel par excellence! Kickass women righting wrongs and reclaiming their own lives, all in fabulous style. Every character leapt off the page and the twists and turns of the story kept me guessing all the way. I bloody loved it!
Full of humour and deliciously deadly intent, I loved this colourful tale of murder, mayhem, friendship and self discovery!
Utterly delicious - spiky, poignant, and totally hilarious, I laughed and cried and could not put it down. If, like me, you grew up loving The First Wives Club but thought it needed more murders then this is the book for you.
Such a joy! I love a story about cross-generational female friendship! This novel is a true escape - funny, twisty and heartwarming. I loved the time I spent with these brilliant female characters.
What a blast of a read - a deliciously fun and entertaining novel with a delightful cast of characters to root for. It's a winner!
An absolute slam-dunk - touching and wildly funny, with just the right amount of darkness. This fabulous and wholly bingeable tale of female friendship and brave new starts had me gripped from the first page - I adored it!
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