The It Girl
by Ruth Ware
A brutal murder in an Oxford college is the theme of Ruth Ware’s latest psychological thriller. The story is told ten years on by her roommate and best friend, whose life has fallen apart since the crime.
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We’re Ruth Ware fans here at Five Books so it’s not a huge surprise we’re including her latest, The It Girl, on our mysteries of 2022 list. It’s set in a fictional Oxford college and involves the murder of a student. The story is told through the eyes of her roommate and best friend, ten years on and now married to the boyfriend of the murdered girl. The how and who of the murder is possibly a little quick to become clear to the reader—leading to a slight frustration with the main character—though the why remains a surprise.
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