Fiona Barton
Author of The Widow
About the Author
Fiona Barton trains and works with journalists all over the world. Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Birthdate
- 1957
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- France
- Occupations
- journalist, writer
chief reporter at The Mail on Sunday
news editor at the Daily Telegraph
senior writer at the Daily Mail - Short biography
- My career has taken some surprising twists and turns over the years. I have been a journalist - senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at The Mail on Sunday, where I won Reporter of the Year at the National Press Awards, gave up my job to volunteer in Sri Lanka and since 2008, have trained and worked with exiled and threatened journalists all over the world.My husband and I are living the good life in south-west France, where I am writing in bed, early in the morning when the only distraction is our cockerel, Sparky, crowing.
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When a tiny skeleton is found buried at a worksite, it captures the attention of British journalist Kate Waters. Is it the missing baby of a young couple whose infant daughter disappeared from a hospital maternity ward many years ago? Or is this something else entirely? Kate investigates several different lines of inquiry, becoming entangled in the lives of several women who have secrets. But do they relate to the missing baby or is something else going on?
This is the second book in a series featuring Kate Waters, a British journalist. As I write this, I've already finished book #3, so this one's not as fresh in my mind. I think I did like this one better than book #1, and while Kate was not a particular likeable character in the first book, she grew on me a little more this time around. Fiona Barton does a good job intertwining stories and keeping the reader guessing, with somewhat of a surprise near the end. This author was on the edge of my radar, but after now reading two of her books, I'm impressed enough to want to read more.… (more)
This is the second book in a series featuring Kate Waters, a British journalist. As I write this, I've already finished book #3, so this one's not as fresh in my mind. I think I did like this one better than book #1, and while Kate was not a particular likeable character in the first book, she grew on me a little more this time around. Fiona Barton does a good job intertwining stories and keeping the reader guessing, with somewhat of a surprise near the end. This author was on the edge of my radar, but after now reading two of her books, I'm impressed enough to want to read more.… (more)
The British wording and terms threw me a bit at first, but I soon picked them up and fell into this story head first.
As a mother of an almost 17-year-old, I was heartbroken along with Alex and Rosie's parents. I just know that I would be in the same if not a worse state if it was my daughter.
Kate was a refreshing contrast to the parents, to begin with. Though she soon gets thrown for her own loop.
The story is told in 2 parts, each chapter in the parts is either from the Reporter, the Mother, The Detective or from Alex's point of view. I loved getting different perspectives in the story. I felt as though I got to really know all the characters, and not a lot of the info was repeated, everything flowed extremely well.… (more)
As a mother of an almost 17-year-old, I was heartbroken along with Alex and Rosie's parents. I just know that I would be in the same if not a worse state if it was my daughter.
Kate was a refreshing contrast to the parents, to begin with. Though she soon gets thrown for her own loop.
The story is told in 2 parts, each chapter in the parts is either from the Reporter, the Mother, The Detective or from Alex's point of view. I loved getting different perspectives in the story. I felt as though I got to really know all the characters, and not a lot of the info was repeated, everything flowed extremely well.… (more)
Jean Taylor got married young. She's allowed her husband to control most aspects of their married life. He takes care of things so that she doesn't have to. They're unable to have children, and although this makes her immensely sad, that's the way it is. After a local toddler goes missing and is assumed kidnapped, Jean's husband falls under suspicion. She sides with her husband and supports his innocence. When he is tragically killed, she no longer has to be the perfect, supportive wife. She is now the widow, and as that widow, does she know more than she originally claimed? And is she willing to share some of her suspicions with the public?
I liked this slowly evolving novel for the most part. Jean's character was infuriating at times, with her seemingly ignorant support of her husband and unwillingness to explore her own feelings. Some readers would be put off by this so-called "weak" character. However, it did keep the reader guessing to a certain extent. For the majority of this story, I felt like I *thought* I knew the underlying truth, but there was just enough doubt to make me unsure. This is the first in a series of novels that features the character of Kate Waters, a reporter who covers the kidnapping story. She's not the main character, but she does feature throughout the novel. I did enjoy this enough to want to read the second book of the series, which I've already started.… (more)
I liked this slowly evolving novel for the most part. Jean's character was infuriating at times, with her seemingly ignorant support of her husband and unwillingness to explore her own feelings. Some readers would be put off by this so-called "weak" character. However, it did keep the reader guessing to a certain extent. For the majority of this story, I felt like I *thought* I knew the underlying truth, but there was just enough doubt to make me unsure. This is the first in a series of novels that features the character of Kate Waters, a reporter who covers the kidnapping story. She's not the main character, but she does feature throughout the novel. I did enjoy this enough to want to read the second book of the series, which I've already started.… (more)
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#3 in the series involving Kate Waters. This one was definitely my favorite of the three. I found the plot very engrossing and the way the two stories -- the missing girls and Kate's son Jake -- were pulled together, was done very well. I was happy to see Detective Bob Sparkes featured more heavily in this one again (he was a main character in book #1 but was only minimally involved in book #2). The alternate viewpoints of several main characters works well in this series. I'm not sure if there will be more in this series, but I do think Fiona Barton has flown somewhat under the radar and perhaps deserves more attention than she's gotten.… (more)