Ruth Ware, “the queen of thrillers” (Fortune) and author of the New York Times-bestselling The It Girl, will be attending Iceland Noir 2022, the literature festival that celebrates “darkness in all its forms”.

On Saturday 19th November, Ruth will be in conversation with Abby Endler, creator of ‘Crime by the Book’, a crime fiction-dedicated Instagram account and website. You can see the full programme here and find out more information about the festival here.

Ruth is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs Westaway, The Turn of the Key, and One by One have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including The Sunday Times and New York Times. Her books have been optioned for both film and TV, and she is published in more than 40 languages. Her latest mystery thriller, The It Girl, is a #2 New York Times bestseller.

Everyone wanted her life.
Someone wanted her dead.

It was Hannah who found April’s body ten years ago.
It was Hannah who didn’t question what she saw that day.
Did her testimony put an innocent man in prison?
 
She needs to know the truth.
 
Even if it means questioning her own friends.
Even if it means putting her own life at risk.

Because if the killer wasn’t a stranger, it’s someone she knows…

The It Girl is out now. Grab your US copy here, and your UK copy here, or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

Follow Ruth on Instagram @ruthwarewriter and Twitter @RuthWareWriter.