The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 1983 to 1995 · Set in London

Widows Books in Order

Widows follows Dolly Rawlins and the women who carry out the robbery their dead husbands planned.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
1983 to 1995
First book
Widows
Latest
She’s Out (1995)
Setting
Set in London

The reading order

Every Widows book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in London
  1. 1Widows1983With Dolly RawlinsDolly Rawlins’s husband is killed in a failed armed robbery.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Widows’ Revenge1985With Dolly RawlinsThe widows find that their old lives, and the men behind them, are not finished with them.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3She’s Out1995With Dolly RawlinsDolly Rawlins is released from prison after ten years, and the women she once worked with want to know where the money is.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Widows, Widows’ Revenge, then She’s Out.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Widows book
BookDolly RawlinsShirley Miller
1 WidowsLLeadMMajor
2 Widows’ RevengeLLeadMMajor
3 She’s OutLLeadMMajor

Characters in the Widows books

2 characters from Lynda La Plante’s chart, with the number of Widows books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Dolly RawlinsWidow who completes her dead husband’s robbery3Widows 1983
Shirley MillerOne of the widows3Widows 1983