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. 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.


《紐約時報》「曲折神秘」暢銷小說《In a Dark, Dark Wood》作者 Ruth Ware 攜著全新作品《The Woman in Cabin 10》重磅回歸！《The Woman in Cabin 10》延續了 Ruth Ware 作品懸疑又令人難忘的調性，此次故事背景設定在海邊。這部小說步調緊湊、引人入勝，讀來讓人聯想起阿加莎・克莉絲汀的作品。蘿・布萊克羅克，這位為旅遊雜誌撰文的記者，才剛被指派進行她人生中的重大任務：在只有少數船艙的豪華郵輪上度過一週。天空清澈動人，水面平靜無波，披著假象、身處上流社會的船客歡快地交際，他們就如這艘高檔郵輪歐羅拉號一般在風景如畫的北海展開航行。

起初，蘿的住宿體驗再美好不過了：船艙豪華氣派、晚宴奢華至極、賓客各個氣質優雅。但隨著幾週過去，甲板刮著無情的寒風、鐵灰的天幕降臨，而接下來，蘿目睹的一幕只能用「黑暗且驚悚的噩夢」來形容：一個女人被丟下甲板。問題是，所有的乘客都還在船上？！即使蘿急切地要證明某些事（或某人）出了非常嚴重的問題，郵輪還是像沒事發生一樣繼續這趟旅程。

本書劇情急轉直下、情節轉變緊張刺激，背景描寫令人透不過氣的同時，又充滿怪誕的美感。Ruth Ware在《The Woman in Cabin 10》裡再次呈現了讓人極度不安、繃緊神經的描述，即便是最沉著的讀者，不看到最後結局，也會感到坐立難安。