Ruth Ware Books in Order
Ruth Ware has written 13 books, published between 2015 and 2025. The first book is In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015) and the newest is The Woman in Suite 11 (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2015–2025
- Confirmed
- 13 of 13 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,898 in 8 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 48–72 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,898 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Ruth Ware is the pen name of Ruth Warburton, a British author born in 1977. The 13 Ware books catalogued here run from In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015) to The Woman in Suite 11 (2025), taking in The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016), The Death of Mrs. Westaway (2018) and The Turn of the Key (2019) along the way. Subjects attached to the books include psychological thrillers, suspense, murder, female friendship and investigation. Ware's series are Lo Blacklock, standalone novels and a set of short stories and novellas.
How many Ruth Ware books are there?
Ruth Ware has 13 books, released between 2015 and 2025. 2 of them belong to the Lo Blacklock series.
Ruth Ware Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Ruth Ware books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120153524/4
- 220163523/4
- 320173703/4
- 420183683/4
- 520193364/4
- 62020–3/4
- 72020–4/4
- 820203844/4
- 920223524/4
- 102023–4/4
- 112024–3/4
- 1220243844/4
- 132025–4/4
Ruth Ware books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Ruth Ware Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lo Blacklock in order
2 booksRuth Ware Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hush Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ruth Ware Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Ruth Ware books run from In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015) to The Woman in Suite 11 (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ruth Ware in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Ruth Ware books in order?
You only need to read Ruth Ware books in order within the Lo Blacklock series, which holds 2 of the 13 Ruth Ware books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Ruth Ware
Start with In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ruth Ware book?
The Woman in Suite 11 (2025) is the newest Ruth Ware book released so far.
Is there a new Ruth Ware book coming?
No next Ruth Ware book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Ruth Ware Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 13 books in publication order is on the Ruth Ware reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Ruth Ware at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ruth Ware published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Ruth Ware books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,898 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ruth Ware books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 13 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Ruth Ware books are about
9 of the 13 Ruth Ware books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 4 of 9 books
- Psychological fiction 3 of 9 books
- Suspense 3 of 9 books
- Female friendship 2 of 9 books
- Murder 2 of 9 books