Ruth Ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. She now lives with her family in Sussex, on the south coast of England. She is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail (Toronto) bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game; The Death of Mrs. Westaway; The Turn of the Key; One by One; and The It Girl. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.
"The Death of Mrs. Westaway is a modern Gothic tale from Ruth Ware
that will have you pulling the covers under your chin to stave off
the chills as you read."
--PopSugar
"British suspense novelist Ware has a knack for old-haunted-house
novels, and this one kept me flipping pages late on a summer's
night last year... Ware uncannily conveys the chill that pervades
both the region and the house, in its frigid rooms and in the eyes
that gaze at our heroine."
--Seattle Times
"Ruth Ware has written another gripping thriller... Creepy and
atmospheric, The Death of Mrs. Westaway will keep readers on the
edge of their seats. Ware spins a convincing web of intrigue and
tension."
--Shelf Awareness
"[A] captivating and eerie page-turner."
--The Wall Street Journal
"A 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... a perfectly executed suspense
tale very much in the mode of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca."
--Washington Post
"If you've been pining away for a first-rate gothic murder mystery
for the past 40-odd years since Agatha Christie's passing, hie
yourself to your local (or online) book vendor for Ruth Ware's The
Death of Mrs. Westaway. It has everything you're looking for...
Atmospheric and twisting in a very Christie-like manner (manor?),
The Death of Mrs. Westaway is guaranteed to keep you flipping pages
well past your bedtime."
--BookPage
"Ruth Ware continues to revitalize the traditional mystery for
millennial audiences in The Death of Mrs. Westaway, for another
mystery that functions both as tribute to the genre's tropes and a
playful revisioning of the drawing room mystery."
--CrimeReads
"This British writer knows how to hook crime-novel/psychological
suspense fans."
--USA Today
"Fans of The Woman in Cabin 10, rejoice. Ruth Ware is bringing you
another page-turning tale of suspense... Thrilling and clever, The
Death of Mrs. Westaway will be hard to put down."
--PopSugar
"I've adored Ruth Ware's work for some time, ever since I picked up
her first playful puzzler of a mystery, In a Dark, Dark Wood. She's
been making her way through classic mystery settings, making each
her own, and her new volume promises to continue the trend, in a
tale of a con artist headed to a family funeral that promises to be
the most entertaining fictional British burial since the film Death
at a Funeral first graced our screens."
--Literary Hub
"Ruth Ware continues making a name for herself in the suspense
genre with her Agatha Christie-esque novel, The Death of Mrs.
Westaway."
--Bookpage
"Ruth Ware's master storytelling again sets readers on edge."
--RT Book Reviews
"The best-selling writer of psychological thrillers (In a Dark,
Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10) has a new winner... the
situation grows increasingly complicated and creepy, Agatha
Christie-style."
--AARP
"Ware, who, with a run of acclaimed thrillers, including The Lying
Game (2017), has established herself as one of today's most popular
suspense writers, twists the knife quite expertly here... The
labyrinth Ware has devised here is much more winding than expected,
with reveals even on the final pages... a clever heroine and an
atmospheric setting, accented by wisps of meaning that drift from
the tarot cards."
--Booklist (starred review)
"Ware's fourth novel is her best yet, with steadily increasing
tension, a complicated twisty mystery, and a sharp, sympathetic
heroine who's up to the challenge of solving it... well-crafted,
gothic-tinged suspense."
--Library Journal (starred review)
"Evocative prose, artfully shaded characters, and a creepy,
claustrophobic atmosphere keep the pages of this explosive family
drama turning."
--Publishers Weekly
"Ware's novels continue to evoke comparison to Agatha Christie;
they certainly have that classic flavor despite the contemporary
settings. Expertly paced, expertly crafted."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Ruth Ware is a magician. Her novels--suspenseful, sophisticated,
relentlessly compelling--blow the dust off half a dozen crime
genres, from Golden Age whodunits to psychological suspense. And
The Death of Mrs. Westaway, her latest, is also her best: a dark
and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama,
altogether riveting. More, please, and soon."
--A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in
the Window
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