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THE DEATH OF\u00a0MRS WESTAWAY<\/h2>\n

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EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS.
SOME ARE WORTH KILLING FOR.<\/h3>\n

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When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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\u2019re not entitled to, it\u2019s her.<\/p>\n

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\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2018Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty\u2026I devoured it.\u2019<\/p>\n

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LOUISE CANDLISH, bestselling author of OUR HOUSE<\/p>\n

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EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS.
SOME ARE WORTH KILLING FOR.<\/h3>\n

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When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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\u2019re not entitled to, it\u2019s her.<\/p>\n

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\u2026<\/p>\n

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“Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty\u2026I devoured it.”<\/p>\n

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LOUISE CANDLISH, bestselling author of OUR HOUSE<\/p>\n

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REVIEWS<\/h2>\n

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INDEPENDENT<\/p>\n

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“[An] explosive claustrophobic family drama laced with a touch of du Maurier.”<\/p>\n

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WOMAN AND HOME<\/p>\n

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“If you\u2019re an Agatha Christie fan then you\u2019ll love this eerie new offering from mega-author Ruth Ware\u2026 Dark, unsettling and brilliant.”<\/p>\n

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HEAT<\/p>\n

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“I read this in two lightning quick sittings, Hal is the most enthralling anti-heroine and the gothic Cornish setting was riveting. But mainly this was just an incredible story, filled with utterly believable characters and brilliantly told. I absolutely adored it.”<\/p>\n

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LISA JEWELL, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THEN SHE WAS GONE<\/p>\n

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\u201cA classic never goes out of style. Consider the confident simplicity of the dry martini, the Edison lightbulb, and Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. Now add to that list Ruth Ware’s new novel The Death of Mrs Westaway.\u201d<\/p>\n

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THE WASHINGTON POST<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe<\/i> Death of Mrs Westaway<\/i> is Ruth Ware’s best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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