Some things are best not tampered with. The Gothic trope in fiction is one of those things that provides endless excitement to readers who like their narratives with a dash of menace and a large serving of family secrets. The Death Of Mrs Westaway, Ruth Ware’s fourth novel, is a slow-burn psychological thriller with all of the Gothic elements intact: a decaying mansion in Cornwall, inclement English weather, dead mothers, suspicious uncles, and hostile, inscrutable matriarchs and housekeepers.
Ware – who made a name for herself with her debut thriller, In A Dark, Dark Wood (2015), and two successful follow-ups, The Woman In Cabin 10 (2016) and The Lying Game (2017) – is no stranger to creating slow, gripping intensity and producing pacey, twisty reveals.
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