8 Best 「ruth ware」 Books of 2024| Books Explorer
*AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 and THE LYING GAME*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER*SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREAn NPR Best Book of the Year * An Entertainment Weekly Summer Books Pick * A Buzzfeed “31 Books to Get Excited About this Summer” Pick * A Publishers Weekly “Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers” Pick * A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * A BookReporter Summer Reading Pick * A New York Post “Best Novels to Read this Summer” Pick * A Shelf Awareness “Book Expo America 2015 Buzz Book” PickWhat should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller.Sometimes the only thing to fear…is yourself.When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora’s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER * FROM THE AUTHOR OF IN A DARK, DARK WOODFeatured in TheSkimm * An Entertainment Weekly “Summer Must List” Pick * A New York Post “Summer Must-Read” PickA 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.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA New York Public Library Best Book of 2019From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game comes Ruth Ware’s fourth novel, “her best yet” (Library Journal, starred review).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.Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, this is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
Praise For Ruth Ware’s Instant New York Times, Usa Today, And Los Angeles Times Bestseller: “so Many Questions....until The Very Last Page! Needless To Say, I Could Not Put This Book Down!” —reese Witherspoon “once Again The Author Of The Woman In Cabin 10 Delivers Mega-chills.” —people “missing Big Little Lies? Dig Into This Psychological Thriller About Whether You Can Really Trust Your Nearest And Dearest.” —cosmopolitan From The Instant New York Times Bestselling Author Of Blockbuster Thrillers In A Dark, Dark Wood And The Woman In Cabin 10 Comes A Chilling New Novel Of Friendship, Secrets, And The Dangerous Games Teenaged Girls Play. On A Cool June Morning, A Woman Is Walking Her Dog In The Idyllic Coastal Village Of Salten, Along A Tidal Estuary Known As The Reach. Before She Can Stop Him, The Dog Charges Into The Water To Retrieve What First Appears To Be A Wayward Stick, But To Her Horror, Turns Out To Be Something Much More Sinister… The Next Morning, Three Women In And Around London—fatima, Thea, And Isa—receive The Text They Had Always Hoped Would Never Come, From The Fourth In Their Formerly Inseparable Clique, Kate, That Says Only, “i Need You.” The Four Girls Were Best Friends At Salten, A Second-rate Boarding School Set Near The Cliffs Of The English Channel. Each Different In Their Own Way, The Four Became Inseparable And Were Notorious For Playing The Lying Game, Telling Lies At Every Turn To Both Fellow Boarders And Faculty. But Their Little Game Had Consequences, And As The Four Converge In Present-day Salten, They Realize Their Shared Past Was Not As Safely Buried As They Had Once Hoped… Atmospheric, Twisty, And With Just The Right Amount Of Chill To Keep You Wrong-footed, The Lying Game Is Told In Ruth Ware’s Signature Suspenseful Style, Lending Itself To Becoming Another Unputdownable Thriller From The Agatha Christie Of Our Time.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A superb suspense writer…Brava, Ruth Ware. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed.” —Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On“This appropriately twisty Turn of the Screw update finds the Woman in Cabin 10 author in her most menacing mode, unfurling a shocking saga of murder and deception.” —Entertainment WeeklyFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lying Game and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes this thrilling novel that explores the dark side of technology.When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family.What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare—one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder.Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the events that led to her incarceration. It wasn’t just the constant surveillance from the home’s cameras, or the malfunctioning technology that woke the household with booming music, or turned the lights off at the worst possible time. It wasn’t just the girls, who turned out to be a far cry from the immaculately behaved model children she met at her interview. It wasn’t even the way she was left alone for weeks at a time, with no adults around apart from the enigmatic handyman.It was everything.She knows she’s made mistakes. She admits that she lied to obtain the post, and that her behavior toward the children wasn’t always ideal. She’s not innocent, by any means. But, she maintains, she’s not guilty—at least not of murder—but somebody is.Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, The Turn of the Key is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
From The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of In A Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman In Cabin 10, The Lying Game, And The Death Of Mrs. Westaway Comes Ruth Ware’s Highly Anticipated Fifth Novel. When She Stumbles Across The Ad, She’s Looking For Something Else Completely. But It Seems Like Too Good An Opportunity To Miss—a Live-in Nannying Post, With A Staggeringly Generous Salary. And When Rowan Caine Arrives At Heatherbrae House, She Is Smitten—by The Luxurious “smart” Home Fitted Out With All Modern Conveniences, By The Beautiful Scottish Highlands, And By This Picture-perfect Family. What She Doesn’t Know Is That She’s Stepping Into A Nightmare—one That Will End With A Child Dead And Herself In Prison Awaiting Trial For Murder. Writing To Her Lawyer From Prison, She Struggles To Explain The Unravelling Events That Led To Her Incarceration. It Wasn’t Just The Constant Surveillance From The Cameras Installed Around The House, Or The Malfunctioning Technology That Woke The Household With Booming Music, Or Turned The Lights Off At The Worst Possible Time. It Wasn’t Just The Girls, Who Turned Out To Be A Far Cry From The Immaculately Behaved Model Children She Met At Her Interview. It Wasn’t Even The Way She Was Left Alone For Weeks At A Time, With No Adults Around Apart From The Enigmatic Handyman, Jack Grant. It Was Everything. She Knows She’s Made Mistakes. She Admits That She Lied To Obtain The Post, And That Her Behavior Toward The Children Wasn’t Always Ideal. She’s Not Innocent, By Any Means. But, She Maintains, She’s Not Guilty—at Least Not Of Murder. Which Means Someone Else Is. Full Of Spellbinding Menace And Told In Ruth Ware’s Signature Suspenseful Style, The Turn Of The Key Is An Unputdownable Thriller From The Agatha Christie Of Our Time.
The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Turn Of The Key And In A Dark Dark Wood Returns With Another Suspenseful Thriller Set On A Snow-covered Mountain--
“The Agatha Christie of our generation.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Diabolically clever.” —Riley Sager, author of Final GirlsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark, Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain.Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers…each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide.When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint presentations and strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside, however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn’t made it back from the slopes when the avalanche hit.As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further…one by one.