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    "annotation": "<P>\nTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER<br><br>'The Death of Mrs Westaway is Ruth Ware's best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting' AJ FINN, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW<br><br>'If you're an Agatha Christie fan then you'll love this eerie new offering from mega-author Ruth Ware... Dark, unsettling and brilliant.' HEAT<br><br>'[An] explosive claustrophobic family drama laced with a touch of du Maurier.' WOMAN & HOME<br><br>When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she's inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers. She owes money to a loan shark and the threats are getting increasingly aggressive: she needs to get her hands on some cash fast.  <br><br>There's just one problem - Hal's real grandparents died more than twenty years ago. The letter has been sent to the wrong person. But Hal knows that the cold-reading techniques she's honed as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money. If anyone has the skills to turn up at a stranger's funeral and claim a bequest they're not entitled to, it's her. <br><br>Hal makes a choice that will change her life for ever. But once she embarks on her deception, there is no going back. She must keep going or risk losing everything, even her life...<br><br>The brand new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10.</P>",
    "description": "<p>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&mdash;but also that the cold-reading skills she&rsquo;s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money.<br /> <br /> Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased&hellip;where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the center of it.<br /> <br /> Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware&rsquo;s signature suspenseful style, this is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.</p>",
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