The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Author: Ruth Ware
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press, 2018
Pages: 384 
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: On a day that begins like another 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 that's 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.

Review: I was not a Ruth Ware fan going into this. I hadn't been impressed with The Woman in Cabin 10. However, someone from one of my book groups recommended the audio version. Imogen Church is the narrator, and she didn't just read this, she performed it.

Now, the story itself. I liked it, but WHY? WHY did I have to guess the twist? To be fair, I didn’t have it all figured out, but enough. The Death of Mrs. Westaway wasn’t enough to make me a Ruth Ware fan, but it was good enough.

Ruth Ware Novels
The It Girl
The Lying Game - review coming soon
The Turn of the Key
The Woman in Cabin 10