by Ruth Ware
Scout Press, 2018. 368 pgs. Fiction
Hal’s life is not going well. Since her mother was run down by a drunk driver, she has been just barely getting by as a tarot reader on the pier where her mother worked until her death. But money is tight which is why she is deeply in debt to an unsympathetic loan shark. Just when things look their bleakest, Hal receives a letter about the death of a grandmother she has never heard of and a legacy that would come in very handy right now. Hal knows the letter must be a mistake, but in desperation she replies to the letter and finds herself in a frightful old house with quarreling relatives and a host of secrets that may turn deadly.
I read Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin Ten a couple years ago and I liked it. But I truly enjoyed The Death of Mrs. Westaway! Hal is a very entertaining protagonist and her family is truly crazy while still being endearing. I loved the dark atmosphere, the decrepit mansion, and the crazy housekeeper no one trusts. I thought it was bit more mystery than thriller, and enjoyed the plot twists and turns and ultimate showdown where the whole truth was finally revealed!
CG
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