The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 2015 to 2025

Ruth Ware

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspenseGolden AgePsychological suspense

Ruth Ware writes modern takes on the classic locked-room mystery: a hen party in a glass house in the woods, a journalist on a luxury cruise who sees a body go overboard, a nanny in a smart house in the Highlands.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Lo Blacklock returns in The Woman in Suite 11; her other novels are standalones.

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Ruth Ware books in order

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Lo Blacklock

2 books · Set at seaPsychological suspenseGolden Age
  1. 1The Woman in Cabin 102016With Lo BlacklockBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Woman in Suite 112025With Lo BlacklockBuy on Amazon

Standalone

8 booksPsychological suspense
  1. 1In a Dark, Dark Wood2015With Nora Shaw · Set in NorthumberlandBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Lying Game2017With Isa Wilde · Set in the fictional Salten, KentBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Death of Mrs Westaway2018With Hal Westaway · Set in BrightonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Turn of the Key2019With Rowan Caine · Set in the Scottish HighlandsBuy on Amazon
  5. 5One by One2020With Erin · Set in the French AlpsBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The It Girl2022With Hannah Jacobs · Set in OxfordBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Zero Days2023With Jack Cross · Set in various placesBuy on Amazon
  8. 8One Perfect Couple2024With Lyla Santiago · Set in an island in the Indian OceanBuy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Lo Blacklock

Standalone leads