The Death of Mrs Westaway

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''The Death of Mrs Westaway is Ruth Ware''s best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting'' AJ FINN, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW ''If you''re an Agatha Christie fan then you''ll love this eerie new offering from mega-author Ruth Ware... Dark, unsettling and brilliant.'' HEAT ''[An] explosive claustrophobic family drama laced with a touch of du Maurier.'' WOMAN & HOME 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. She owes money to a loan shark and the threats are getting increasingly aggressive: she needs to get her hands on some cash fast. There''s just one problem - Hal''s real grandparents died more than twenty years ago. The letter has been sent to the wrong person. But Hal knows that the cold-reading techniques she''s honed as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money. If anyone has the skills to turn up at a stranger''s funeral and claim a bequest they''re not entitled to, it''s her. Hal makes a choice that will change her life for ever. But once she embarks on her deception, there is no going back. She must keep going or risk losing everything, even her life... The brand new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 .

Auteur

Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs Westaway and The Turn of the Key have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times. Her books have been optioned for TV and film and she is published in more than 40 languages. Ruth lives near Brighton with her family.

Texte du rabat

In the dark and dramatic new thriller from Ruth Ware, bestselling author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she's inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother. Owing money to a loan shark, it seems like the answer to her prayers. There's just one problem - Harriet's real grandparents died more than twenty years ago ...

Résumé

'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