The It Girl, the new murder mystery thriller by New York Times-bestselling author Ruth Ware, has featured in multiple summer 2022 ‘must-read’ round-ups this past week.

In a round-up entitled “Put These 12 Summer Reads in Your Beach Bag”, BookTrib writes of The It Girl:

“The It Girl by Thriller Queen Ruth Ware is a gripping page-turner. During her first term at Oxford, Hannah Jones meets the popular April Coutts-Cliveden, and they soon befriend Emily, Will, Hugh and Ryan. But before long, April is dead, and a porter is charged with her murder. A decade later, everyone has moved on with their lives, including Hannah and Will who are expecting a baby. Then a journalist reveals that she thinks the wrong person was convicted of April’s death, and everything Hannah believed is upended as she is forced to face the possibility that one of those closest to her might be a killer. Twists and vivid characterizations bring this riveting novel to a spine-chilling conclusion. (Check out BookTrib’s coverage of Ware’s books here.)”

There was further excitement for The It Girl as BuzzFeed included the “highly anticipated new thriller” in a round-up entitled “If You’re Looking For A Good Thriller, Check Out These Books Releasing This Summer”, while it also featured in The EveryGirl‘s round-up of “The Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2022”.

Anticipation is also high for the audiobook, narrated by Imogen Church, with Book Riot including the title in a round-up of “10 of Libro.fm’s Most Preordered Audiobooks for Summer 2022”.

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

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