Married to the Black Widow

A chilling true story of lies and deception

Rob Parkes

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English

Seven Dials
24 October 2023

True crime; Domestic violence

"SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NEW AUTHOR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2024
*AS FEATURED ON CHANNEL 4's 24 HOURS IN POLICE CUSTODY
*

'Not many people know how much their life is worth. I do.

'The value of my life, or more specifically the cost of ending it, can be measured on a sliding scale based on method, reliability and efficiency. Fifteen thousand pounds would buy you plausible deniability and a brick across the back of the head from a London-based professional hitman. Or, if you're on a budget, five grand for ""some nutter"" to come down from Glasgow.'

Rob and his now ex-wife, Victoria, met at university. Their relationship started off happily, they moved to Falmouth in Cornwall before getting married. However, it quickly descended into a nightmare marriage of psychological manipulation, coercive control and emotional abuse - all from the woman who was supposed to love him.

Rob's life was gradually destroyed as Victoria extended a web of lies around him, manipulating, suffocating and isolating him from the outside world. It was only through his baby daughter, Grace, that he found the courage to leave Victoria. But even then, Rob could never really escape, and Victoria continued to haunt and torment his life. In fact, her actions became more and more extreme, culminating in approaches to several different men with requests to help her murder Rob.

As featured in Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody, Married to the Black Widow is both a bone-chilling, real-life, psychological thriller and a powerful and honest true story of a father's unrelenting battle for freedom and justice."

By: Rob Parkes
Imprint: Seven Dials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781399603829
ISBN 10: 1399603825
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in 1980, the youngest of four brothers, Rob Parkes grew up in and has subsequently returned to live in rural Northamptonshire. After obtaining a degree in Psychology and Criminology at Teeside University, he then studied to be an advertising copywriter before working in Marketing and Account Management roles. Rob is also the former husband of Victoria Breeden, the subject of the Black Widow episode Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody, a special feature-length episode that explored their coercive and abusive relationship, securing the programme's highest-ever viewing figures. This is his first book.