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What A Way To Go
By (Author) Bella Mackie
HarperCollins Publishers
The Borough Press
29th July 2025
24th April 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Family life fiction
Humorous fiction
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Crime and mystery fiction
823.92
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
260g
THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENTDelicious' JOJO MOYES'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSONWonderfully wicked RED'Very funny I inhaled it' JOE LYCETTTaut, 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 theres 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 READERS LOVE ABOUT BELLA MACKIE:
Just when you think you're a step ahead, she pulls something out of the bag
Caustic sarcasm delivered with elegance
Mackies writing is sharp and funny
Her sarcasm knows no bounds and I love it
Sparky, slick, wildly compulsive
Macabre, flippant, and darkly hilarious
Her irreverent, withering put-downs and sharply observed comments
What A Way To Go was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16.09.24
'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Delicious' JOJO MOYES
'Very funny I inhaled it' JOE LYCETT
Taut, pacy, seamless a huge pleasure to read MARIAN KEYES
'A blend of Miss Marple-style whodunnit and social comedy a gleeful satirising of the awfulness of the 1 per cent in TV shows such as The White Lotus and SuccessionSUNDAY TIMES, Book of the Year
Undeniably funny GUARDIAN
Mackie has assembled a gloriously repugnant cast A dark, funny story of a very dysfunctional family OBSERVER
Ridiculous fun with awful characters a surefire bestseller iNews
A blend of Miss Marple-style whodunnit and social comedy a gleeful satirising of the awfulness of the 1 per cent THE TIMES
'An English Succession on steroids. Terrible people doing terrible things all conveyed with a heady sense of dark humour, mordant wit, and a few did she *really* go there moments' SARAH VAUGHAN
'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
Brilliant! SUN
Wonderfully wicked RED MAGAZINE
'A tart, engaging read' SUNDAY MAIL
Ferociously entertaining GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Gripping, sharp and funny' WOMAN & HOME
Deliciously camp will be enjoyed by fans of Saltburn and Knives Out NEW STATESMAN
'Thoroughly enjoyable, like Succession rewritten by Agatha Christie MAIL ON SUNDAY
A tense and twisted drama a funny, dark, rugpull of a read that you wont want to put down HEAT
'The right side of spiky and the right kind of fun, with huge personality' ADELE PARKS
Fabulous I didnt want it to end IRISH INDEPENDENT
A witty and entertaining mash-up of class, wealth and crime IRISH TIMES
Wickedly funny, and sometimes just plain wicked, this is a witty read on those wanting what they feel they're owed BELFAST TELEGRAPH
'Fast-paced, funny and will have you guessing until the end' S MAGAZINE
Bella Mackie is the author of three Sunday Times bestsellers her nonfiction Jog On, her debut novel How to Kill Your Family, and her latest novel What a Way to Go. She has written for the Guardian, Vogue and Vice. In 2023 she judged the Womens Prize for Fiction and her work has twice been shortlisted for the British Book Awards.