The Death of Mrs. Westaway

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2019

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game comes Ruth Ware's fourth novel, "her best yet" (Library Journal, starred review).

On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person--but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money.

Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased...where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the center of it.

Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware's signature suspenseful style, this is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.

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416 pages

Average rating: 7.44

135 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

LiziB
Feb 23, 2023
8/10 stars
Plucky tarot-reading heroine, mysterious family history, threatening loan sharks, spooky old mansion -- this was a very enjoyable read.
Tayberg22
Dec 13, 2022
10/10 stars
Keeps you guessing on every page
Oregon books
Oct 20, 2022
5/10 stars
Our book club members did not like this book. It had too many twists and turns that were hard to follow.
Jreade
Jan 16, 2021
7/10 stars
I really enjoyed this book to be honest but don’t know if others would as much. In general I am a fan of Ruth wares books.

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