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    "title": "Three Widows",
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    "collection_title": "D.I. Lottie Parker",
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    "description": "<p>She kissed her daughter, turned out the light and entered her own room. Too late to run, she stood frozen as a figure stepped out from behind the door and a hand covered her mouth. Fear was a bomb in her chest ready to explode. Her children. They&rsquo;d already lost their daddy; they couldn&rsquo;t lose her too. When young widow &Eacute;ilis Lawlor disappears in the middle of the night, with her two little children asleep in their beds, it is a chilling case for Detective Lottie Parker. Since her husband&rsquo;s tragic death, &Eacute;ilis is all her children have, and when Lottie sees &Eacute;ilis&rsquo;s house keys and phone still lying on the kitchen counter, she is terrified for the vulnerable mother&rsquo;s safety. Then &Eacute;ilis&rsquo;s broken body is found by a nearby lake, wrapped in an unfamiliar yellow dress, her mouth sealed with duct tape &ndash; and Lottie&rsquo;s worst fears are confirmed. Someone wanted this beautiful widow dead. Desperate to find the person behind this brutal crime, Lottie discovers that &Eacute;ilis was a member of a support group for widows. And when Jennifer, a close friend of &Eacute;ilis&rsquo;s from the group, is found on a rubbish heap, wrapped in a yellow dress, Lottie vows to get justice. Lottie dives into Jennifer&rsquo;s past, and learns that she had lived a reclusive life since her husband died. She hadn&rsquo;t been seen at work for months and had sheltered inside her immaculate home, only emerging for meetings with the group. But when Lottie questions the other women about Jennifer&rsquo;s isolation, they claim to know nothing. Lottie is certain that the remaining widows are hiding something. Can she uncover the truth before another innocent life is lost?</p>",
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