![]() ![]() The mystery about the inheritance is interesting and does a good job keeping you hooked. ![]() Very nice, classic gothic atmosphere throughout the story. I gotta say, I loved the modern gothic vibe this book has. Naturally, it ends up getting picked for book club, so now I have to read it! LOL! Figures… Don’t want to read it! ” ? Well, that’s what it is like. I don’t know… It’s kinda hard to explain… like… have you ever seen a book and were like “Oh, that sounds pretty good. It sounded good but I was kinda meh about it. ![]() Westaway shortly after it came out, raving about how good it was. ![]() A family member gave me their copy of The Death of Mrs. They sound good, but not quite what I’m looking for. Her books have caught my eye multiple times in the past, but I’ve always been very iffy on if I wanted to read any of them. This was my local book clubs August 2019 book pick. Audiobook runs 14 hours 14 mins, published by Simon Schuster Audio. Hardback edition, 368 pages, published by Scout Press, May 2018. 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. 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. On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. ![]()
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