The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware *****

In TheWoman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, Laura Blacklock is thirty-two years old, and nothing is going right. She’s breaking up with her boyfriend and hasn’t received the promotion she’s been promised for years. To make matters worse, someone broke into her apartment, gave her a black eye, and stole her purse. And everything is downhill from there. The thing I loved about her is she never gives up. I was rooting for her the entire time.

A mystery with one surprise after another. Couldn’t put it down!

Laura is a travel writer at Velocity, but she never receives the perks, the complimentary trips to exotic locations. This is her big break. Her boss is on maternity leave and she is given the invitation for the maiden voyage of an ultra-luxury cruise ship—only ten cabins. The owner Richard Bullmer is the man in charge. His reclusive, dying of cancer wife Anne is the power behind the throne. It is her fortune that finances everything. Other guests are famous photographer Cole Lederer, and her ex-boyfriend Ben Howard. This voyage should be Ms. Blacklock’s career-making opportunity to make contacts and impress people that make a difference. Unfortunately, nothing goes right for Laura.

Early in the trip, Laura hears a splash and sees blood in cabin 10. Someone has been thrown overboard. She reports this, but no one is missing. Cabin 10 is unoccupied, even though Laura saw someone there and even borrowed a mascara from her. Against all contrary evidence, Laura trusts herself and tries to identify the missing girl and discover what happened. She never doubts herself or gives up.

Every time she thinks she had solved the mystery, something else is revealed.

Even though the book is categorized as a psychological thriller, I read it as a straight mystery.

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