Ware’s books draw on classic crime plots-”locked room” mysteries, mysterious inheritances, affluent families with secrets, and more-and put fresh, gripping spins on them for the modern reader. There are many authors writing excellent crime novels in the vein of crime fiction classics, but I consider Ruth Ware the best of the best in this category-and one of the best suspense writers at work today, period.
There’s a reason Ware is often called “a modern Agatha Christie”: her books’ clever plots, rich atmospheres, and immersive pacing are every bit worthy of the legacy left by the Queen of Crime, Christie.
Ruth Ware is the queen of the classic-meets-modern. Crime by the Book may receive a small commission from items ordered through this link. This post includes Amazon affiliate links. Read on for my guide to Ruth Ware’s thrillers! In today’s blog post, I’ll be walking you through Ruth Ware’s books-including a general overview of why I love her crime stories, what kind of reader I think will best appreciate each of her books, and a little glimpse into her 2020 release, too! Ruth Ware is one of my absolute favorite authors, and I hope this blog post will encourage you to give her work a try.
Ware’s books feature an irresistible blend of the old and the new, crafting clever crime stories that would make the Queen of Crime proud. Ware has been called “the Agatha Christie of our generation” (by David Baldacci, no less!), and that very high praise is so well-deserved. Picking up a new Ruth Ware book is, for me, the ultimate pleasure: it’s an instant-escape, and a return to a writing style that never fails to captivate me and sweep me up in a thrilling, page-turning mystery. Ruth Ware is one of those authors whose writing just consistently works for me. Ruth Ware has been a staple of Crime by the Book since I first began my Instagram and blog-her debut novel was published just a few weeks after I launched my Instagram account, and it was one of the first I photographed for my Instagram, too! (Spot the very early CBTB-Instagram photo above!) Her books will always hold a special place in my heart, but nostalgia isn’t the only reason I’m such a die-hard Ruth Ware fan. There are so many talented crime writers at work today, but there’s no one quite like Ruth Ware.
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