Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10 (published in 2016) tells the story of a journalist named Lo Blacklock who is given an assignment many journalists can only dream of -- a week on a luxury cruise that has only a few people on it. When she first gets there, everything seems absolutely wonderful and fine. However, she quickly begins to realize how strange and awful things are when she witnesses a woman being thrown overboard. The only problem is: when she goes to investigate her disappearance, everyone appears to be accounted for -- but Lo is not so sure.
At release, The Woman in Cabin 10 received mediocre (skewing positive) reviews from publications across the world . Kirkus Reviewers, for example, thought the book was solid but underwhelming. They called the book "tense" and "claustrophobic" but said that "Too much drama at the end detracts from a finely wrought and subtle conundrum." Publisher's Weekly called the novel "underwhelming." The New York Journal of Books, though, liked the book tremendously, calling it a "strong follow-up to her debut novel" and saying that "it will not disappoint."
