New Release Notes 07/12/22: The It Girl by Ruth Ware

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

“Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem and this one is no exception. A heady, tense, slowburn dream of a book, multi-layered and steeped in atmosphere and peril. I loved every page." —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone

Where oh where has Ruth Ware been? Crafting a delicious tale of intrigue and murder for our beach needs, that’s where! Ruth Ware is a contemporary master, being compared to the likes of Agatha Christie and being beloved by other thriller writers of the day like David Baldacci and Lucy Foley. Lauren, who works here on Wednesdays and the weekends, can’t WAIT for this book and will definitely be buying a copy for herself today!

April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford.

Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends—Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily—during their first term. By the end of the year, April was dead.

Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April’s death, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide…including a murder.