The Woman in Cabin 10
"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. At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. But as the week wears on, frigid winds ship 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 has gone terribly wrong."--Page [4] cover.
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The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
London travel journalist Lo Blacklock is sent on the inaugural voyage of the small luxury cruise ship Aurora through the Norwegian fjords.
Yes. Netflix released a 2025 film adaptation starring Keira Knightley.
Ruth Ware has written more than nine standalone thrillers including In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs. Westaway, The Turn of the Key, One by One, The It Girl, Zero Days, and The Woman in Suite 11.
The Woman in Cabin 10 was written by Ruth Ware, published in 2017 by Salamandra.
The Woman in Cabin 10 is 352 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Woman in Cabin 10 takes most readers 5 to 8 hours to finish.
The Woman in Cabin 10 is a standalone novel by Ruth Ware, not part of a series.
The Woman in Cabin 10 is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.