INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
FROM THE AUTHOR OF IN A DARK, DARK WOOD
Featured in TheSkimm
An Entertainment Weekly “Summer Must List” Pick
A New York Post “Summer Must-Read” Pick
Included in Summer Book Guides from Bustle, Oprah.com, PureWow, and USA TODAY
An instant New York Times bestseller, The Woman in Cabin 10 is a gripping psychological thriller set at sea from an essential mystery writer in the tradition of Agatha Christie.
In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first, Lo’s stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for—and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo’s desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong…
With surprising twists, spine-tingling turns, and a setting that proves as uncomfortably claustrophobic as it is eerily beautiful, Ruth Ware offers up another taut and intense read in The Woman in Cabin 10—one that will leave even the most sure-footed reader restlessly uneasy long after the last page is turned.
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"honestly at first I thought the main character was flighty and silly. The premise was so enticing...In the end I liked her more, and didn't scream at every decision she took, but the beginning was tough! The end had me hanging on a little more, as in the begginning, the author almost lost me a few times...sorry folks...my attention wanders when the story is too slow. The event in the very beginning did not grip me as I think it was intended to, might have helped me have more sympathy for her..."
— Marie (4 out of 5 stars)
“Imogen Church narrates Lo’s story…Church’s powerful yet understated narration perfectly captures Lo’s desperate emotional state when no one believes her…Through her effective use of tone, Church maintains an atmosphere of ambiguity and subtle paranoia. Winner of AudioFIle Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile“[A] neck-tingling tale.”
— Marie Claire“With a flawed but likeable heroine, and a fast moving plot, it makes for a stylish thriller.” (Sunday Mirror)
— Sunday Mirror (London)“Cabin 10 just may do to cruise vacations what Jaws did to ocean swimming. You’ll be afraid to go out on the water.”
— Minneapolis Star-Tribune“A great modern whodunit!”
— New York Post“A gripping maritime psychological thriller that will keep readers spellbound. The intense final chapters just might induce heart palpitations.”
— Library Journal (starred review)" Keeps you guessing...fun. You will enjoy the characters "
— Rae, 7/16/2020" This story was a whirlwind of activities. It was almost like two stories and what is going on but it kept you hooked. "
— Chere, 12/8/2017" Quite a different story line, Was surprised at the ending. I did get the characters confused a little in the beginning but was able to sort it all out. "
— Anni, 10/1/2017" The story was good to read, but some of the characters I didn't care for, such as Cynthia and Graham (? spelling) the next door neighbor couple. They were a bit freaky! Actually none of the characters interested me very much. The ending was also a bit strange. "
— Diana Woodall, 8/6/2017" This book is a bit long but get to the end! The last 2 hours are the best part! "
— Mason, 7/25/2017" good story. enjoyed the mystery. Imogen church is an awesome narrator. "
— craig, 5/21/2017" I haven't finished listening to this book, but it is bugging me so much that I just had to write a review. The heroine goes into a panic about everything & then drinks like a fish. The narrator does all the voices in the book and her make voices are unbearable to listen to and all the men sound the same whether they are from Brooklyn, NY, a Scandinavian country, or the U.K. It's tough to listen to. Hard to believe that an adult woman wouldn't know that a luxury cruise liner has cabin staff that would have hung up her robe, but instead, of course she went into a panic over it. "
— Diane, 4/11/2017" This book almost put me to sleep. The plot is not interesting enough to keep your attention and drags on and on! Boring wasted descriptions of thoughts. "
— swerwega, 4/8/2017" I was looking for a mystery book. Unfortunately, although the basic mystery plot of this book is intriguing, it is hard to identify with the heroine who is an alcoholic, hopeless young woman. The mystery part of the book covers about one third of it. For the rest, you have to suffer through long treatises on the heroine's feelings of fear, panic and self-loathing. The most common self- characterization of the heroine is 'stupid.’ I stuck through the end of the book for two reasons: because I paid for it and because the narrator is so good she makes it almost tolerable. "
— Leni, 4/1/2017" I love a good plot twist! If you liked Girl on the Train, Gone Girl or Ruth Ware's other book In a Dark Dark Wood, you'll enjoy this one. "
— K K , 10/25/2016" I enjoy the Millhone series. Some people have said that these books are good, but 'predictable', but I find enjoyment listening to them as Sue Grafton is a very good writer with a mystery to tell. Kinsey is a likeable character with each book expanding somewhat on her personality. I also appreciate a good mystery that isn't laced with foul language with every other word. Makes my ears hurt. "
— cheryl, 10/8/2016Ruth Ware is the author of that mysteries and crime thrillers, any of which have made the New York Times and Toronto Globe and Mail’s bestsellers list. One by One was shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and was named a best book of the year by the The Observer (London) and Barnes&Noble.com. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.
Imogen Church, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, trained as an actress at the Drama Centre London, under Christopher Fettes, Yat Malmgren, and Reuven Adiv. Since graduating, she has worked extensively in theater, film, commercials, and comedy sketch work, and she also works regularly as a voice artist. As a screenwriter, her first screenplay won the 2009 award for Best Feature Screenplay at the Reel Women Film Festival in Los Angeles.