Ruth Ware, born Ruth Warburton in 1977, is a distinguished British author known for her gripping psychological thrillers. Her acclaimed works include In a Dark, Dark Wood (2015), The Woman in Cabin 10 (2016), The Lying Game (2017), The Death of Mrs Westaway (2018), The Turn of the Key (2019), One By One (2020), The It Girl (2022), and Zero Days (2023). Both In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 have been featured on the UK's Sunday Times and The New York Times top ten bestseller lists.

Ruth Ware grew up in Sussex, on the south coast of England, and pursued higher education at Manchester University. She has lived in Paris and currently resides in North London. Her diverse career includes roles as a waitress, bookseller, teacher of English as a foreign language, and press officer. Ruth is married and the mother of two children. She collaborated with the Eve White Literary Agency to distinguish her crime novels from young-adult fantasy works by using her pen name.

For more information, visit her website at www.ruthware.com.