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The Death of Mrs Westaway

A modern-day murder mystery from The Sunday Times Bestseller

Ruth Ware author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:4th Apr '19

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The brand new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Lying Game.



There's just one problem - Hal's real grandparents died more than twenty years ago.

Hal desperately needs the cash and makes a choice that will change her life for ever.

'I read this in two lightning-quick sittings...I absolutely adored it' Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

HAL MUST KEEP GOING OR RISK LOSING EVERYTHING...EVEN HER LIFE.

When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she's inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers.

There's just one problem - Hal's real grandparents died more than twenty years ago.

Hal desperately needs the cash and makes a choice that will change her life for ever. She knows that her skills as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money.

But once Hal embarks on her deception, there is no going back.
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Praise for THE DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY:

'Ruth Ware's best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama' A. J. Finn
'Unsettling and brilliant' Heat
'[An] explosive claustrophobic family drama laced with a touch of du Maurier' Woman & Home
'Atmospheric and eerie with Agatha Christie vibes' Prima
'Highly atmospheric' The Times
'Unguessably twisty' Louise Candlish

ISBN: 9781784704360

Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 23mm

Weight: 290g

416 pages