The Widmore family is a prominent, wealthy, and powerful clan in the Lost universe. Owners of the Widmore Corporation, the family has its origins from the Island of Islay in Scotland. A possibly separate, fictional Widmore family is the focus of the Lost tie-in novel Bad Twin, with private investigator Paul Artisan hired to find Zander Widmore by his twin brother Cliff Widmore. During the novel, a number of secrets are emerged about the affluent family, including adultery, murder and deceit.