# The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware (Paperback)

**'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**

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Penguin Random House
- **Tags:** All, thrillers

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