The Woman in Suite 11

Author: Ruth Ware
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press, 2025
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Rating: Do Not Recommend

Synopsis: When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel - owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann - arrives, it's like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to reestablish her journalism career, but post-pandemic travel journalism is a very different landscape from the one she left ten years ago.

The chateau on the shores of Lake Geneva is everything Lo's ever dreamed of, and she hopes she can snag an interview with Marcus. Unfortunately, he proves to be even more difficult to pin down than his reputation suggests. When Lo gets a late-night call asking her to come to Marcus' hotel room, she agrees despite her own misgivings. She's greeted, however, by a woman claiming to be Marcus' mistress, and in life-or-death jeopardy. 

What follows is a thrilling cat-and-mouse pursuit across Europe, forcing Lo to ask herself just how much she's willing to sacrifice to save this woman. . .and if she can even trust her?

Review: Odd that a follow-up to The Woman in Cabin 10 was 10 years later because I barely remember a thing about that novel.

The Woman in Suite 11 is not my favorite Ruth Ware novel, or even in the top three of her best, in my opinion. I mean how much bad luck can one person have in a decade.

That said, if you're able to suspend belief and don't think too much, it's not a bad story. More than once though I wanted to smack Laura and ask, what are you even thinking? And Judah. Good grief.

I don't recommend this novel, unless you're like me, and want to read all of Ruth Ware's novels.

Ruth Ware Novels
One by One
One Perfect Couple
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
The It Girl
The Lying Game
The Turn of the Key
The Woman in Cabin 10
Zero Days