In The Widow , John Gresham returns to his legal drama roots. The novel follows Simon Latch, a small‑town lawyer drowning in gambling debts, a failing marriage, and a lackluster practice built on minor cases that barely pay his bills. He experiences a change of fortune when elderly widow Eleanor "Netty" Barnett, a rich woman, hires him to manage her estate.   Seeing a chance to escape his financial ruin, Simon ingratiates himself with Eleanor, becomes her trusted adviser, and positions...