![]() ![]() "Evocative prose, artfully shaded characters, and a creepy, claustrophobic atmosphere keep the pages of this explosive family drama turning." "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." “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.” "Ware's novels continue to evoke comparison to Agatha Christie they certainly have that classic flavor despite the contemporary settings. Westaway… a perfectly executed suspense tale very much in the mode of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca." Now, add to that list Ruth Ware’s new novel, The Death of Mrs. ![]() ![]() Consider the confident simplicity of the dry martini, the Edison lightbulb and Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Westaway, her latest, is also her best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting. Her novels-suspenseful, sophisticated, relentlessly compelling-blow the dust off half a dozen crime genres, from Golden Age whodunits to psychological suspense. ![]()
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