The Death of Mrs. Westaway

By Ruth Ware

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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Published Apr 30, 2019

416 pages

Average rating: 7.46

237 RATINGS

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Alert.Amber
6/10 stars
⭐⭐⭐ Ruth Ware is my favorite author, but this is my least favorite novel by her so far. I was getting rather annoyed with the repetitive phrases like "she felt a shudder" and "she felt her stomach flip." There was also a lot of over explaining that bothered me. I really don't like when it takes the main character ages to get on the same page as the reader (no pun intended). I don't regret reading it. I liked it. I didn't notice any major flaws or plotholes. Overall, 3/5 stars. (:
Deborah Trahan
10/10 stars
Ruth Ware is a favorite of mine. I enjoyed this book above her other titles more than I’d anticipated.
amandafalls
8/10 stars
Maybe closer to 3.5 stars but I’ll round up. Not my favorite Ruth Ware book but certainly better than the last two. Had to take a minute to compose the actual wrap up but still enjoyable and creepy.
Margaret.n.f
9/10 stars
Great suspense!
doubleokay
8/10 stars
4.5

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