There are so many talented crime writers at work today, but thereβs no one quite like Ruth Ware. Ruth Ware has been a staple of Crime by the Book since I first began my Instagram and blogβher debut novel was published just a few weeks after I launched my Instagram account, and it was one of the first I photographed for my Instagram, too! (Spot the very early CBTB-Instagram photo above!) Her books will always hold a special place in my heart, but nostalgia isnβt the only reason Iβm such a die-hard Ruth Ware fan. Ruth Ware is one of those authors whose writing just consistently works for me. Picking up a new Ruth Ware book is, for me, the ultimate pleasure: itβs an instant-escape, and a return to a writing style that never fails to captivate me and sweep me up in a thrilling, page-turning mystery. Ware has been called βthe Agatha Christie of our generationβ (by David Baldacci, no less!), and that very high praise is so well-deserved. Wareβs books feature an irresistible blend of the old and the new, crafting clever crime stories that would make the Queen of Crime proud. In todayβs blog post, Iβll be walking you through Ruth Wareβs booksβincluding a general overview of why I love her crime stories, what kind of reader I think will best appreciate each of her books, and a little glimpse into her 2020 release, too! Ruth Ware is one of my absolute favorite authors, and I hope this blog post will encourage you to give her work a try. Read on for my guide to Ruth Wareβs thrillers!
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Best Psychological Thrillers of 2018
Twisty plots, unreliable characters, binge-worthy pacingβthereβs so much to love about a really good psychological thriller, and 2018 gifted us crime readers with tons of excellent options to add to our reading lists. Over the course of the year, we saw fantastic new releases from longstanding authors to debut authors and everyone in between; we immersed ourselves in psychological thrillers laced with gothic suspense, creepy summer camps, murderous family members, and, yes, even beetle collecting. There truly was a fantastic variety of psychological suspense released in 2018βand today on the blog Iβm rounding up my very favorite psychological thrillers of the year! Read on for my picks for twisty, addictive, page-turning 2018 suspense.
Read MoreCBTB's Weekend Checklist - 5/25/18
Happy Friday, reader!! I donβt know about you, but I am so ready for this long weekend. I have a nice big TBR set to keep me company, and Iβm so excited to dig into it! Todayβs blog post is my second Weekend Checklist; I was thrilled by your response to my first-ever Checklist last week, and hope youβll love this post, too! Read on for the crime fiction binge-reads and other crime-y entertainment Iβm recommending for this Memorial Day weekend.
Read MoreRecommended May 2018 Releases
Spring is officially here, folks, and this is great news for us crime readersβbecause it means a number of really fantastic new releases are upon us, too! This May saw the release of one of my most-anticipated reads of the year (hint: the new Ruth Ware!!), a fantastic serial killer thriller, the paperback reprint of a 2017 release I loved, and more. Weβre definitely in the swing of βbeach readingβ now - even if the weather here hasnβt exactly been beach-friendly just yet! Iβm so excited about the books in todayβs Recommended Releases post, so letβs dive right in.
Read MoreFebruary 2018 Wrap-Up
Another bookish month down! I canβt believe how quickly this February has flown by. It was a great month in books for me! I managed to read 5 full-length novels and one novella this Februaryβ¦ and I genuinely enjoyed all of them. This month was heavy on psychological suspense for me, and included a chilling boarding school mystery, a twisted serial killer story, and, perhaps most exciting of all, the new Ruth Ware book!
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