Review: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Title: The Woman in Cabin 10
Author: Ruth Ware
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press
Publication Date: July 19, 2016
Edition: ebook (352 pages)
Categories:

• literature and fiction
• mystery
• thriller
• adult

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The Woman in Cabin 10 takes place mostly at sea, aboard a luxury cruise ship. Lo Blacklock is a journalist hoping to move up the ladder to more interesting assignments as a travel writer. She is thrilled to fill in for a co-worker as a passenger on a small luxury cruise ship on a north sea cruise. Her experience, however, is far from relaxing and enjoyable as she witnesses events that could ultimately result in her death.

I found this book to be well written and fast-paced with rather interesting characters. However, through no fault of the author, I found it difficult to relate to Lo Blacklock as a person. And I also felt that some of the police procedural aspects of this story were lacking. Again, this may be due to differences between US jurisdictional procedures and those of other countries of which my knowledge is limited.