This audiobook came up on my Storytel recommendations list. I do like the thriller genre, so this novel is right up my alley.
The opening is very interesting, and it made me worried and anxious as well. As a woman who has lived alone for a few years, I fear my house being entered. Whenever I sleep, even when I am 100% sure I locked everything, I still mentally prepare myself in case someone breaks in. I make a mental map of where my knives are, where my phone is, and how loud I should be shouting. I also know that the preparation is always going to be easier than if it actually happens.
Fortunately, it has not, and I trust it stays that way.
A few days later, despite still being shaken from the incident a few days later, our career woman, Lo Blacklock, went on a luxury cruise ship for work. Thinking that this was going to increase her chances of promotion, Lo boarded the Aurora Borealis, owned by a rich European couple, Richard Bulmer and his wife Anne Bulmer.
She saw a murder on her first night on the ship, and that’s where the rest of the story revolves around.
The twist was okay, I would say. I’ve watched loads of thriller/mystery shows and true crime documentaries to get desensitized to different types of “solves” in cases. The one in the book was interesting. Arguably predictable if you guess everyone is a killer lol.
All in all, it was an interesting book. I walked with Lo through her curiosities and her annoyance that no one wanted to help her. Being stuck in a huge ship for days with a person who could be a murderer.
It’s also heartbreaking for the crew on board. As a person in hospitality myself, it would devastate me knowing something as big as a murder case would put my job in jeopardy. It’s difficult to lose a job and be uncertain about the future.
If you want a thrilling, mysterious read, The Woman in Cabin 10 might be for you!
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