If this book had not been an Audible version, I wouldn’t have bothered finishing it. Which character – as performed by Imogen Church – was your favourite?ĭid The Woman in Cabin 10 inspire you to do anything? I think the book could have been shortened and more tightly edited. What could Ruth Ware have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? The only vaguely likable character is Lo's boyfriend Judah, but his is a bit-part only. The rest of the guests are also from the press, and they are all awful. Lo has been invited in the maiden voyage in her capacity as a travel writer. This is partly why no one believes her when she thinks that someone has been murdered in the eponymous cabin 10, the cabin next to hers on an exclusive small cruise ship. This is not particularly relevant to the plot, other than underlining that she is neurotic, although one should not be dismissive of mental illness and she does take medication for an anxiety disorder.

The book begins with Lo Blacklock waking up one night with an intruder in her home. I suspect that I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it rather than listening to it. Imogen Church overdid the dramatic bit, increasing my irritation. There was a good twist at the end, although I had worked it out and was not surprised.

I found myself screaming at her when she did yet another inept thing. I enjoyed this book overall, even though the main protagonist, Lo Blacklock, was unbelievably annoying at times. 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.What did you like best about The Woman in Cabin 10? What did you like least?

At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. 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. 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. 'From New York Times bestselling author of the 'twisty-mystery' (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware-this time, set at sea.

The Woman in Cabin Ten by Ruth Ware