"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--but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. 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"--Provided by publisher.
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call number/section: 1000
subjects: inheritance and succession, fiction, mistaken identity, swindlers and swindling, fiction / suspense, fiction / thrillers, thrillers (fiction), detective and mystery fiction, mystery fiction
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Ware, Ruth
"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--but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. 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"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 5
Ware, Ruth
Harriet "Hal" Westaway receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her an inheritance from a grandmother who has been dead for decades. She thinks it's a mistake, but maybe her tarot card-reading skills could help her get the funds anyway so she travels to Trepassen, an English countryside estate, where Mrs. Westaway's family has come to claim their bequest. Hal quickly realizes that there is something very wrong about the situation and the inheritance, and she could be in real danger.
Schools: 1