Ruth Ware, the New York Times-bestselling author of the brilliant new mystery thriller, The It Girl, has been interviewed for The New York Times‘s ‘By the Book’ column.

In the interview, which subscribers can read in full here, Ruth discusses her favourite books, how she fell in love with psychological thrillers, her favourite sleuths and villains, and who she’d invite to her literary dinner party!

Ruth’s latest thriller, The It Girl, is out now. It debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestsellers chart for Hardcover Fiction.

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 in the US and will be released in the UK on 4th August. Buy your US copy here and pre-order your UK copy here.

Follow Ruth on Instagram @ruthwarewriter and Twitter @RuthWareWriter.