DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY

When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she has inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers. There is just one problem - Hal's real grandparents died more than 20 years ago. She desperately needs the cash and makes a choice that will change her life for ever. She knows that her skills as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money, but once she embarks on the deception, there is no going back. Hal must keep going or risk losing everything, even her life. A dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, with a gothic Cornish setting and utterly believable characters, and if anyone has the skills to turn up to a stranger's funeral and claim a bequest they are not entitled to, its Hal. 384pp, paperback.