Thank you Gallery Books/Scout Press, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Woman in Suite 11 in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Gallery Books/Scout Press
Published: July 8, 2025
Summary:
In this follow-up to #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 reestablish 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?
My thoughts:
Ruth Ware is one of my favorite thriller writers and I was excited when I heard she was bringing back a beloved character…but as it had been years since I first read The Woman in Cabin 10, I decided to do a reread of that before diving into this sequel and I’m so glad I did. Is it necessary — no, this new one totally stands on its own, but if you want to be reminded of Lo’s character, it doesn’t hurt to pick it up. Plus, it’s just a really great book!
While this newest book is a bit of a slow-burn initially, I didn’t mind as I was just happy to let the story take its course however it unfolded. It has all the hallmarks I’ve come to expect from a Ruth Ware book, including plenty of twists and turns, the only difference being we have familiar characters this time around. The suspense is there as always, and while I did figure some things out, this book has some revelations that are downright shocking and I loved them!
Books in this series:
- The Woman in Cabin 10
- The Woman in Suite 11
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