Ruth Ware grew up in Lewes, in East Sussex. After graduating from Manchester University she moved to Paris, before settling in north London. She has worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language and a press officer. Married, with two small children, In a Dark, Dark Wood is her debut thriller.
Genres: Mystery
New and upcoming books
Novels
In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016)
The Lying Game (2017)
The Death of Mrs. Westaway (2018)
The Turn of the Key (2019)
One by One (2020)
The It Girl (2022)
Zero Days (2023)
One Perfect Couple (2024)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016)
The Lying Game (2017)
The Death of Mrs. Westaway (2018)
The Turn of the Key (2019)
One by One (2020)
The It Girl (2022)
Zero Days (2023)
One Perfect Couple (2024)
Collections
Omnibus editions show
Ruth Ware recommends
Nowhere Like Home (2024)
Sara Shepard
"Twisted friendships, toxic pasts and tangled motives--this is Sara Shepard doing what she does best!"
The Leftover Woman (2023)
Jean Kwok
"A heart-tugging exploration of love, belonging and the meaning of family."
None of this is True (2023)
Lisa Jewell
"Lisa Jewell is on top-form with this pitch-black fever dream of a book - darker, twistier and more compelling than ever."
More recommendations
Anthologies containing stories by Ruth Ware
Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan
Visitors also looked at these authors