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What a Way to Go

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THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENT

Delicious' JOJO MOYES

'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON

‘Wonderfully wicked’ RED

'Very funny… I inhaled it' JOE LYCETT

‘Taut, pacy, seamless… a huge pleasure to read’ MARIAN KEYES

'Thoroughly enjoyable, like Succession rewritten by Agatha Christie’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Mackie has assembled a gloriously repugnant cast… A dark, funny story of a very dysfunctional family’ OBSERVER

Meet the Wisterns. Rich. Powerful. Morally bankrupt.

Anthony is dead. His wife and four children each have a motive.

And there’s a true crime-obsessed outsider ready to expose the killer…

With a family like this, who needs enemies?

‘Ferociously entertaining’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘Gripping, sharp and funny, this window on the mega-wealthy is perfect for fans of Succession’ WOMAN & HOME

‘Another caustic satire from the million-copy bestseller of How to Kill Your Family’ i NEWS

'Still not over Succession? A dysfunctional family with four inheritance-obsessed children gives the Roy clan a run for its money, with a murderous twist' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

What A Way To Go was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16.09.24

©2024 Bella Mackie (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Amateur Sleuths City Life Crime Fiction Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Urban Marriage Witty Money

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Excellent and enjoyable story, but to someone born and raised in the Oxfordshire countryside the attempt at a “local” accent was utterly bizarre and grating. Not sure the voice actress has ever heard an actual Oxfordshire local, as she seemed to think it’s in Bristol

Bizarre accent was very off putting!

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I think I like this novel more than Bella's debut How to Kill Your Family (although that remains one of my favourites). The narration was excellent and really brought the characters to life - highly recommended!

A brilliant story

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Whilst the book was well written, it was just too long.

The characters were absolutely vile.

Too long

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A no-holds barred depiction of an extremely unlikeable cast of upper class characters told with enviable hilarity. What a writer!

So refreshing!

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Absolutely loved How to kill your family - such brilliantly dark and funny story. Pre ordered this in anticipation - Not sure I'll finish to be honest,

it's ok

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Another brilliant listen from Bella Mackie. Keeps you gripped throughout and guessing at every chapter

Gripping

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I really enjoyed the story and thought the narration was great. Highly recommended and the characters were strong

Great story and narration

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Loved this book, quirky, exciting, funny and imaginative. A modern day ‘who done it’ that had me loving then hating each of the different characters all the way through.

Excellent listen

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