The It Girl, the highly anticipated murder mystery thriller by New York Times-bestselling author Ruth Ware has received a 4-star review in Metro.

Paul Connolly writes:

“Anyone hoping for a cosy mystery featuring a female information technology guru will be deeply disappointed that Ruth Ware has instead written yet another carefully plotted and deeply satisfying psychological thriller.

This time it’s about the murder of a socialite, April Clarke-Cliveden, at Oxford University. Twenty years later, Hannah, the heroine and April’s friend who ends up marrying April’s boyfriend, discovers that the man she helped convict of the murder might not be guilty after all. The It Girl relies a little less than usual on Ware’s obsession with Agatha Christie-style plot dynamics, with some rawness seeping in. This loosening of the shackles suits Ware. More please.”

The It Girl will be released in the US on 12th July and in the UK on 4th August. Pre-order your US copy here, and your UK copy here.

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