Book Review: The Death of Mrs Weatherly by Ruth Ware

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge,from Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books, via Edelweissfor review purposes. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it,  all opinions are my own. 



From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark WoodThe Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fourth novel.

The Death of Mrs Weatehrly cover


Synopsis:


On a day that begins like 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 at the center of it.



Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, this is an unputdownable thriller.


Review:

I have read most of Ruth's books, but this one I think is her pinnacle! This was a book I did not want to put down, and I found myself reading 3/5ths of it on the first reading very EARLY into the morning, and finishing on the second read. Red herrings about to thwart the reader, in classical Christie prose, as the reader worries about Hal and her immediate future. Will she be able to get an inheritance?  Will she survive the weekend? Why was the family SO dysfunctional and what is the big secret they are keeping? This is at once an old-fashioned mystery, wrapped up with a modern coat, and it is perfect for relaxing with over a long weekend, so don't miss this one!

About the Author:

Ruth Ware grew up in Sussex, on the south coast of England. After graduating from Manchester University she moved to Paris, before settling in North London. She has worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language and a press officer, and is The New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark WoodThe Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game. She is married with two small children. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.

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