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  • The Death of Mrs. Westaway

  • Written by: Ruth Ware
  • Narrated by: Imogen Church
  • Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (442 ratings)

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The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Written by: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Publisher's Summary

Nearly three million copies of Ruth Ware’s books sold worldwide.

The highly anticipated fourth novel from Ruth Ware, the Globe and Mail and New York Times best-selling author of the In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game.

Harriet Westaway - better known as Hal - makes ends meet as a tarot reader, but she doesn’t believe in the power of her trade. On a day that begins like any other, she receives a mysterious and unexpected letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person - but she also knows that she can use her cold-reading skills to potentially claim the money.

Hal attends the funeral of the deceased and meets the family...but it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and that the inheritance is at the center of it.

Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, this is a pause-resisting thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.

©2018 Ruth Ware (P)2018 Simon & Schuster Audio

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I enjoyed listening to this book. I found the last 3 Chapters I had to listen to find out what happened. If I was reading it I wouldn't have put the book down.

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Best of Ruth Ware yet!

I really enjoyed this latest from Ruth Ware - my fav of hers so far. I thought I had it figured it out, but I only had it figured out in part and the final twist was sooo awesome to the story!

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Excellent! Definitely worth a second listen!

This book is fantastic! It's my first book by Ruth Ware and also my first by narrator Imogen Church and I highly impressed by both. Personally I find the most difficult part of choosing an audio book is the narrator. More often than not I can't stand listening to many of them, but Imogen Church was a delight! She doesn't rush, she does amazing voices so you always know who is speaking and she brings an emotion and truth to the reading making you feel like you are really there. It's been a while since I was so disappointed to have the book be over! I found myself wishing it would continue for several more hours.

The author did a wonderful job of creating believable, real characters. I grew very attached to quite a few of them, another reason I was sad for it to be over. The story was very intriguing and kept me guessing. I had several theories as to how it would all turn out in the end, but those kept changing as I read along.

Normally I only listen to audio books on my way to and from work each day, but this one was so wonderful I found myself listening at home while making dinner or folding laundry and even listened at work during breaks because I couldn't wait for more! I actually think I will listen to this one again soon because I enjoyed it so much and would like to see what extra details I can pull from it a second time around.

I highly recommend it!

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It’s not predictable, but...

If I never hear the words “trepidation” or “niggling” ever again it will be too soon. I really did enjoy the story and narration but I could feel the approach of the word trepidation every time it came up after the the third use. That, in total, was the only predictable part of the story. I did not expect the end, and I enjoyed the journey.

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Amazing.

I was 100% hooked before chapter one even started. 10/10 would read again. Imogen Church is one of my absolute favourite narrators and she blew me away with this performance as usual.

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Great book

This book was very easy to get into. Some parts got a bit confusing. Great mystery and twist at the end. I would definitely recommend any of Ruth Ware’s books. All of them are fantastic.

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Started off slow but then got interesting

At first I was about to stop listening as it was a slow start too descriptive, let's dive into the plot alread. At about chapter 19, it picked up which in my opinion a lot could have been cut out in the first 19, chapter, too many details to keep track of. Once the book picked up, it got interesting. However, I did find myself going back to keep track of the details so I understood the passage and the significance. Overall, good listen, once the story took off.

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Great story brought 2 life with a good performace

I enjoyed the story, it's a well written book. Imogen Church did a great performance and would enjoy listening to her read again.

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WOW

I really enjoyed this story.. so full of twists, turns and an unexpected outcome. I couldn't stop listening, I had to know what happened next and it didn't disappoint...

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loved it...

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love Imogen Church as a narrator and Ruth Ware is one of my favourite authors. This book doesn't disappoint, it kept me enthralled.... definitely worth the read.

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