Linda Calvey

Linda Calvey
Calvey in 2021
Born
Linda E P Welford

(1948-04-08) 8 April 1948
Other namesThe Black Widow
OccupationAuthor
Known forCrime; all her lovers ending up dead or in prison
Criminal charge(s)Multiple robbery offences (1986); murder (1991)
Criminal penaltySeven years imprisonment (for robbery); life imprisonment (for murder)
Criminal statusOn licence
Spouse(s)Mickey Calvey (died 1978); Daniel Reece (divorced); George Caeser (died 2015)
Children2

Linda Calvey (born Linda E P Welford, 8 April 1948) is an English author. Before becoming an author she was principally known for committing armed robberies and serving a life sentence for the murder of her lover Ronnie Cook. She was known as the "Black Widow" because all of her lovers ended up either dead or in prison. Her novels are The Black Widow (2019), The Locksmith (2021) and The Game (2022).