The Widow is John Grisham's first-ever whodunit mystery novel, published by Doubleday on October 21, 2025. The story follows Simon Latch, a small-town lawyer in rural Virginia struggling to keep his practice afloat and his marriage together when Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow, walks into his office requesting a new will. She claims her late husband left her a small fortune that no one knows about, making her the richest client of Simon's career.

As Simon works to manage her estate discreetly, cracks begin to appear in Eleanor's story. After she is hospitalized following a car accident, Simon realizes nothing is as it seems and finds himself accused of a crime he swears he didn't commit: murder. With circumstantial evidence mounting against him and facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars, Simon must race to find the real killer to clear his name and save himself.

This legal thriller marks a departure from Grisham's traditional courtroom dramas, combining his masterful storytelling with suspenseful whodunit elements. The hardcover edition contains 416 pages, with the audiobook narrated by Michael Beck running 14 hours and 24 minutes.