Ruth Ware

Ruth Ware is the pen name of British writer Ruth Warburton, born on 19 June 1977 in Sussex. She read English at Manchester before working as a bookseller and publicist in London. Her first thriller under the Ware name, “In a Dark, Dark Wood” (2015), a psychological suspense set at an isolated hen party, became an international bestseller. She has since written eight further novels of psychological suspense, including “The Woman in Cabin 10” (2016), “The Death of Mrs Westaway” (2018) and “One Perfect Couple” (2024). Several have been optioned for film and television.