In a Dark, Dark Wood
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Our view
“In a Dark, Dark Wood” is a psychological thriller built on a strong setup: a hen party in a remote glass house that ends in a death. Readers who enjoy it point to the suspense and to not knowing the killer until late. Several others guess the answer early, and some find the narrator and her fellow guests hard to like. It is better approached as a house-party whodunit than as horror.
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About the book
In a Dark, Dark Wood is a 2015 psychological thriller novel by British author Ruth Ware. The novel follows Leonora Shaw, a reclusive writer who wakes in hospital with amnesia after attending a deadly hen party at a remote glass house in the English countryside.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 320 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 320 | 100% |
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