New Releases by Ruth Ware

In this follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Women in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe. When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel - owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann - arrives, it’s like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to re-establish her journalism career, but post-pandemic travel journalism is a very different landscape from the one she left ten years ago. The chateau on the shores of Lake Geneva is everything Lo’s ever dreamed of, and she hopes she can snag an interview with Marcus. Unfortunately, he proves to be even more difficult to pin down than his reputation suggests. When Lo gets a late-night call asking her to come to Marcus’s hotel room, she agrees despite her own misgivings. She’s greeted, however, by a woman claiming to be Marcus’s mistress, and in life-or-death jeopardy. What follows is a thrilling cat-and-mouse pursuit across Europe, forcing Lo to ask herself just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to save this woman…and if she can even trust her? Praise for Ruth Ware: ‘A rocket ride that will satisfy the biggest thriller addicts out there’ DAVID BALDACCI ''Deliciously dark and utterly addictive'' LUCY FOLEY ‘A breathless action thriller which packs an emotional punch’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Hits the ground running and doesn’t let up till the last chapter’ ERIN KELLY ''Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem and this one is no exception. A heady, tense, slowburn dream of a book, multi-layered and steeped in atmosphere and peril. I loved every page'' LISA JEWELL ''Absolutely brilliant murder mystery – seamless, flawless, perfectly clued and utterly gripping'' SOPHIE HANNAH ''Impeccably crafted and totally compulsive – you’ll be sad to reach the final page and realise you have to say goodbye'' JP DELANEY

New York Times bestselling author “Ruth Ware’s Hitchcockian thrillers have yet to disappoint” (PopSugar) and now, three of her most white-knuckled novels are included in this boxed set that is perfect for new and longtime fans. From an author whose “propulsive prose keeps readers on the hook and refuses to let anyone off until all has been revealed” (Shelf Awareness), these three thrillers solidify Ruth Ware’s reputation as the “queen of crime” (The Washington Post). In a Dark, Dark Wood follows a group of friends on a trip to the English countryside but when night falls, a horrifying truth is revealed—they are not alone in the woods, in a story “with unexpected twists around every corner” (Entertainment Weekly). Then in The Lying Game, four women—former schoolmates—reunite when a dark secret from their teenaged years is discovered in a story “as gripping and atmospheric as Ware’s previous books, with unexpected twists” (BookPage). Finally, in “a perfectly executed suspense tale very much in the mode of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca” (The Washington Post), a psychic unexpectedly receives an inheritance that is meant for another person but when she attempts to claim the money, she discovers that she is dangerously in over her head in The Death of Mrs. Westaway.

Zwölf einzigartige Krimigeschichten von zwölf internationalen Bestsellerautorinnen feiern die Queen of Crime und die erfolgreichste und beliebteste weibliche Detektivfigur aller Zeiten: Vorhang auf für Miss Marple! Sie ist jedem ein Begriff: Miss Marple, die alte Dame aus St. Mary Mead, besitzt die geradezu unheimliche Fähigkeit, noch den verwickeltsten Fall in kürzester Zeit bei einer Tasse Tee zu lösen. Hier kehrt sie knapp fünfzig Jahre nach ihrem letzten Auftritt ("Ruhe unsanft") zurück auf die Bühne. Ob sie in den zwielichtigen Ecken des Broadway oder in einem besonders mysteriösen Todesfall in Hong Kong ermittelt: Die erfolgreichste und beliebteste weibliche Detektivfigur aller Zeiten ist, von zwölf internationalen Bestsellerautorinnen mit frischem Abenteuer- und Ermittlersinn ausgestattet, ganz die alte unbestechliche Spürnase. Ein kongeniales Buch, das eine einmalige Figur und ihre Autorin aufs Unterhaltsamste feiert. Mit Erzählungen von: Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Val McDermid, Leigh Bardugo, Naomi Alderman, Karen M. McManus, Kate Mosse, Alyssa Cole, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Dreda Say Mitchell. »Jeder der Autorinnen gelingt es, sich Christie - und Marple - nahezu perfekt anzuverwandeln und ihren Geschichten genau die richtige Dosis der eigenen Handschrift beizumengen.« The Washington Post »Alle Autorinnen erfinden diese scharfsinnige Beobachterin der menschlichen Natur auf erfrischende Weise neu.« The Guardian »Agatha Christie ist der Goldstandard des Krimis - und Miss Marple mit Fug und Recht ihre beliebteste Ermittlerin.« emLos Angeles Times

Ruth Ware, the powerhouse New York Times bestselling author with over six million books sold to date, returns with her ninth novel, which promises to be the summer’s most gripping beach read. Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctorate research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure her contract will not be extended, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren’t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, The Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. This is the big break she needs! A whirlwind preproduction process later, Lyla finds herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, boating through the Indian Ocean towards Ever After Island, where the two of them will compete against four other couples—Bayer and Angel, Dan and Santana, Joe and Romi, and Connor and Zana—in order to win a cash prize. Alas, not long after they arrive on the deserted island, things start going wrong. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to reach the boat and crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival. Tensions run high and fresh water runs low. Then, one by one, contestants start to die. Lyla suddenly realizes she and Nico are trapped on the island with a murderer on the loose…and nowhere to hide. A fast-paced, spellbinding thriller rife with intrigue and characters that feel true to life, this novel proves yet again that Ruth Ware is the queen of psychological suspense.

The New York Times bestselling “Queen of Crime” (The Washington Post) Ruth Ware returns with an adrenaline-fueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The Fugitive about a woman in a race against time to clear her name and find her husband’s murderer. Jacintha “Jack” Cross Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best security breach specialists in the business. Hired by companies to test the strengths and weaknesses of their systems, Jack handles the physical break-ins while Gabe tackles the digital aspects. They make an excellent team outside of work too. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect—her. Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she digs further into family, old friends, and even old enemies. As she circles closer to the truth, she also begins to question if there could be far more at stake, in this unputdownable and heart-pounding mystery from an author whose “propulsive prose keeps readers on the hook and refuses to let anyone off until all has been revealed” (Shelf Awareness).

Bestsellerauteur Ruth Ware keert terug met Ren, Jack, ren, een bloedstollende thriller over een vrouw in een race tegen de klok om haar naam te zuiveren en de moordenaar van haar man te vinden. De nieuwe thriller van de International Queen of Suspense en bestsellerauteur van In een donker, donker bos: Ruth Ware. Wat zou jij doen als je wordt verdacht van de moord op je man? Jack en haar man zijn de beste inbraakspecialisten in het vak. Veel bedrijven huren hen in om hun beveiligingssystemen te testen, door middel van een inbraak. Hun laatste klus had een routineopdracht moeten zijn, maar dan gaat alles verkeerd. Als Jack thuiskomt is Gabe dood, en om alles nog erger te maken wijst de politie Jack aan als hoofdverdachte. Jack slaat op de vlucht, maar merkt al snel dat ze geen kant op kan. Ze is vastberaden de echte moordenaar te vinden, maar tijdens haar zoektocht kan ze steeds minder mensen vertrouwen...

INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “claustrophobic spine-tingler” (People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder. April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends—Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily—during their first term. By the end of the year, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April’s death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide...including a murder. “The Agatha Christie of our generation” (David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author) proves once again that she is “as ingenious and indefatigable as the Queen of Crime” (The Washington Post) with this propulsive murder mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple." — Rhys Bowen, Washington Post “Marple is the best loved [detective]. Also the most influential. . . . It is Miss Marple who introduced the revolutionary notion that people are essentially the same wherever one goes.” — Los Angeles Times Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder One doesn''t stop at one murder... Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie’s beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection. Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In St Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation; bad omens surround an untimely death aboard a cruise ship to Hong Kong; and a bestselling writer on holiday in Italy is caught in a nefarious plot. These and other crimes committed in the name of love, jealousy, blackmail, and revenge are ones that only the indomitable Jane Marple can solve. Bringing a fresh twist to the hallmarks of a classic Agatha Christie mystery, these twelve esteemed writers have captured the sharp wit, unique voice, and droll ingenuity of the deceptively demure detective. A triumphant celebration of Christie’s legacy and essential reading for crime lovers, Marple is a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains one of the most famous detectives of all time.

The instant #1 bestselling suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain, by the Agatha Christie of our time. Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers...each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide. When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech startup, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: PowerPoint presentations and strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside, however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper fails to return from the slopes after the avalanche hits. As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further...one by one.

When Rowan arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten by the luxurious ''smart'' home fitted out with all modern conveniences by a picture-perfect family. What she doesn''t know is that she''s stepping into a nightmare - one that will end with a child dead and her in cell awaiting trial for murder

From the New York Times bestselling author of the “twisty-mystery” (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Turn of the Key comes Ruth Ware’s The Lying Game. Isa Wilde knows something terrible has happened when she receives a text from an old friend. Why would Kate summon her and their two friends to the seaside town where they briefly attended the Salten House boarding school together seventeen years ago? The four friends had quickly bonded over the Lying Game—a risky contest that involved tricking fellow boarders and faculty with their lies. Now reunited, Isa, Kate, Thea, and Fatima discover that their past lies had far-reaching effects and criminal implications that threaten them all. In order to protect their reputations, and their friendship, they must uncover the truth about what really happened all those years ago. Atmospheric and twisty, with just the right amount of chill, The Lying Game will have readers at the edge of their seats, not knowing who can be trusted in this tangled web of lies.

The fourth novel from Ruth Ware, the Globe and Mail and New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game. Harriet Westaway—better known as Hal—makes ends meet as a tarot reader, but she doesn’t believe in the power of her trade. On a day that begins like any other, she receives a mysterious and unexpected letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but she also knows that she can use her cold reading skills to potentially claim the money. Hal attends the funeral of the deceased and meets the family...but it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and that the inheritance is at the center of it. Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, this is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.

From New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware comes The Woman in Cabin 10, a suspenseful and haunting novel 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, but as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the desk, 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... Using 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.

Ein dunkles Haus. Ein mysteriöses Testament. Eine gefährliche Familie. Eine junge Frau in einer verzweifelten Notlage macht sich eine Verwechslung zunutze, um eine Erbschaft anzutreten. Doch die Familie, als deren Angehörige sie sich ausgibt, hat einige sehr dunkle Geheimnisse. Ihr Plan wird für Hal zur tödlichen Gefahr. Packend, atmosphärisch, voller Überraschungen und Wendungen, mit einem Hauch von Daphne du Maurier. Abgebrannt, allein und ohne Job – mit gerade mal 22 Jahren ist Harriet Westaway, genannt Hal, am Tiefpunkt ihres Lebens. Da erhält sie überraschend Post von einem Anwalt: Ihre Großmutter soll sie in ihrem Testament bedacht haben. Hal ist sofort klar, dass es sich nur um eine Verwechslung handeln kann. Ihre finanzielle Lage ist allerdings so prekär, dass sie trotzdem nach Cornwall fährt und sich dort als die gesuchte Erbin ausgibt. Eine Entscheidung mit fatalen Folgen. Denn die Familie Westaway hat einige dunkle Geheimnisse. Und Hal bringt nicht nur so manchen wunden Punkt aus der Vergangenheit ans Licht – sie scheucht auch, ohne es zu ahnen, einen Mörder auf. Von Ruth Ware sind bei dtv weitere spannende Thriller auf Deutsch erschienen: »Hinter diesen Türen« »Wie tief ist deine Schuld« »Woman in Cabin 10« »Das College« »Das Chalet« »Zero Days«

La regina del giallo inglese più amata negli Stati Uniti Ogni famiglia ha i suoi segreti E per alcuni vale la pena di uccidere Harriet Westaway vive a Brighton in un piccolo appartamento. Sua madre, che l’ha cresciuta da sola, è morta in un incidente stradale poco prima del suo diciottesimo compleanno e Harriet, dopo aver abbandonato la scuola, ha perso i contatti con tutti gli amici. Un giorno riceve una lettera inaspettata dalla Cornovaglia: la nonna, morendo, le ha lasciato una cospicua eredità. Da una parte è una notizia fantastica, perché Harriet si trova in una pessima situazione finanziaria ed è indebitata con un usuraio, dall’altra è una notizia piuttosto strana, perché la sua vera nonna è morta più di vent’anni prima. Evidentemente si tratta di un caso di omonimia, che però Harriet decide di sfruttare a suo vantaggio utilizzando le sue capacità manipolatorie che le permettono di sopravvivere come cartomante, lo stesso lavoro che faceva sua madre. Se c’è una persona in grado di partecipare a un funerale reclamando un’eredità che non le spetta è proprio lei. Ma Harriet non sa quello che la attende e ignora che la sua decisione cambierà drasticamente la sua vita per sempre. Perché non potrà più tornare indietro, nemmeno quando si renderà conto di correre un rischio mortale.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware’s suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Sometimes the only thing to fear…is yourself. Leonora (Lee to some, Nora to others) is a reclusive writer, but when an old friend unexpectedly invites her to a weekend away in an eerie glass house, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But a haunting realization creeps in to the party: they are not alone in the woods. Forty-eight hours later, Nora wakes up in a hospital bed with the knowledge that someone is dead. Wondering not “What happened?” but “What have I done?” she tries to piece together the events of the past weekend. In order to uncover secrets and reveal motives, Nora must revisit parts of herself that she’d rather leave buried where they belong: in the past. This gripping thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

Detektivní román o dívce, která se ve složité životní situaci rozhodne chopit příležitosti k lepšímu životu. Mladičká Hal v životě mnoho štěstí nepobrala - matka jí zemřela, jinou rodinu nemá a na živobytí si vydělává jako vykladačka tarotových karet na brightonském přístavním mole. Když však dívka obdrží záhadný dopis, ve kterém jí nedávno zesnulá babička odkazuje nedozírný majetek včetně obřího panství kdesi uprostřed Anglie, rozhodne se využít svého nadání manipulovat lidmi a přesvědčit notáře i pozůstalé, že má na dědictví nárok. Co na tom, že o existenci matčiny rodiny až dosud nic netušila. Co na tom, že tahle rodina možná vůbec není její? Nakladatelská anotace.

READ THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF THE STUNNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Lying Game IN THIS FREE PREVIEW. ''The Death of Mrs Westaway is Ruth Ware''s best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting'' AJ FINN, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she’s inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers. She owes money to a loan shark and the threats are getting increasingly aggressive: she needs to get her hands on some cash fast. There''s just one problem - Hal''s real grandparents died more than twenty years ago. The letter has been sent to the wrong person. But Hal knows that the cold-reading techniques she’s honed as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money. If anyone has the skills to turn up at a stranger''s funeral and claim a bequest they’re not entitled to, it’s her. Hal makes a choice that will change her life for ever. But once she embarks on her deception, there is no going back. She must keep going or risk losing everything, even her life... ENJOYED WHAT YOU''VE READ? THE DEATH OF MRS WESTAWAY IS AVAILABLE TO BUY IN EBOOK OR HARDBACK NOW.