KILLER THRILLER QUEENS
Come meet two Queens of the Crime Thriller world as Ruth Ware and Dorothy Koomson discuss their latest pulse-pounding thrillers, the evergreen appeal of the genre, the upcoming Netflix Version of Ruth’s The Woman in Cabin 10 starring Kiera Knightley, and how the world of social media is impacting their work.
DOROTHY KOOMSON
Is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, with sales that exceed 2.5 million copies in the UK alone.
Her third novel, My Best Friend’s Girl was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads Book Club, while a TV adaptation based on The Ice Cream Girls was shown on ITV1 in 2013.
Dorothy’s emotional thrillers featuring a diverse set of complex multifaceted characters have connected with readers all over the world, and her reputation for surprising readers with the unexpected has led to her being crowned the “Queen of the Big Reveal.”
Dorothy lives in Brighton and the city is an ever-present character in her novels.
RUTH WARE
Ruth Ware is an international number one bestselling author of gripping twisty and entirely satisfying thrillers. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and have been optioned for both film and TV. She is published in more than 40 languages.
Her book The Woman in Cabin 10 has been turned into a major movie starring Kiera Knightley, Guy Pearce and Hannah Waddingham, and will be in screens later in 2025 while a sequel – The Woman in Suite 11 – has recently been announced.
Her novel One Perfect Couple has been described as And Then There Were None meets The Traitors, her best yet, and One Perfect Book.
Ruth lives near Brighton with her family.