The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Don’t you
find dear reader, that we tend to gravitate towards the same genre, even the
same author every time we visit the local bookstore? In my attempt to step outside my reading
comfort zone for this blog, I stumbled upon this book which I would classify as
suspense; a genre which is definitely not my first choice of reading material unless
the mystery is a classic author like Agatha Christie.
The Woman in Cabin 10 captivated my attention from the
beginning, opening with a memory of a dream, insisting that the narrator stop
digging. Cue the dramatic music! From there we meet Laura or Lo, a travel
journalist with a desire to impress her boss. Just days after a horrific event leaves her
life shattered and drinking excessively, Lo embarks on an assignment to cover
the inaugural cruise of a luxury liner ill-prepared to do her job. On
the first night, when she should be schmoozing with the other guests, she
drinks heavily, still reeling from her traumatic experience. After hearing
something that goes bump in the night, she has reason to believe a passenger
has been murdered and the body dumped overboard. In her attempts to find out
what happened, Laura’s own weaknesses emerge as doubt arises but when she discovers
evidence is missing and receives messages to stop digging, echoing her dream,
she pursues her investigation and stumbles upon a nightmarish mystery full of
twists and turns that leaves the reader wondering which guest did it. Very Agatha Christie!
This was a
book I couldn’t put down and if it wasn’t for the demands of work and family, I
would have read it in one shot. As it
was, I stayed up way too late on more than a few nights unable to stop reading.
Next time you’re in your favorite bookstore, dear reader, I highly recommend
you add this book to your purchases.
Until next time…have you read a book today?
Julie
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