The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Ruth Ware
Scout Press • 2018

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 th...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 centre of it.
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Vydavateľstvo Lindeni nám v pomerne krátkom slede naservírovalo dve knihy britskej autorky Ruth Ware. Aj na základe nich sa už dá jasne vybadať jej rozprávačský štýl, pretože oba romány - Žena v kajute 10 i Smrť pani Westawayovej - majú podobnú kompozíciu, atmosféru i vykreslenie charakterov. Kým prvý menovaný je nepochybne detektívka ako lusk, v prípade pani Westawayovej by som si dovolil[...]

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 centre of it.