Ruth Ware, perennial New York Times-bestselling author, joined a panel of academics on BBC Radio 4’s Free Thinking programme.

They discussed the classical philosophical problem of evil, the psychology of evil, Hannah Arendt’s concept of the banality of evil, and the question of why the Devil gets the best lines in literature.

You can listen to the full episode here.

Ruth’s forthcoming title, The Woman in Suite 11, will be released in summer 2025. You can pre-order your US copy here and your UK copy here, or, better, via your  local bookshop and Bookshop.org.

Follow Ruth on Instagram @ruthwarewriter and Twitter @RuthWareWriter.