The Woman in Cabin 10

I was immediately pulled into a world of deception, greed, and murder.

Despite being traumatized, the main character stays strong. Her description of the luxury cruise ship made me feel as if I were onboard, too. The dark twists and turns throughout this novel, along with the gaslighting of the protagonist, were intense enough that I couldn’t stop reading.

Like the heroine in the story, I was determined to unravel the truth and decide who could be trusted and who might be a cold-blooded killer. For me, this wild ride was exhilarating. But it could be a few years before… show more.

I loved this tightly plotted thriller set on a luxury yacht. Lo writes for a travel magazine and at first, the trip is seemingly perfect, with clear skies and calm seas. However, when Lo witnesses a woman going overboard and all the passengers are accounted for, the ship continues on its way despite her attempts to get to the truth. Trapped, this is another spine-chilling and brilliantly claustrophobic read. 

Ruth Ware needs no introduction and The Woman in Cabin 10 is — in my humble opinion — her best book yet. In this story, our protagonist, Lo, is offered a dream assignment aboard a luxury cruise (the “locked room”) on the North Sea. It’s all smooth sailing until Lo sees a body being thrown overboard. But when she reports the incident to officials, they claim that all passengers are accounted for and insist she must be mistaken. The book takes a dark turn rather quickly, and each page is more intense than the next. A true gem!