Book Club: Wed. May 6th, 9:30am
Join us to discuss a new book every month! There is no fee and all are welcome.
The Mystery Book Club usually meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 9:30 am.
This month's book is “The Woman in Cabin Ten" by Ruth Ware.
Laura "Lo" Blacklock, a 32-year-old travel journalist in London, suffers from alcoholism and insomnia. She is traumatised by a recent burglary in her flat which left her trapped in her bedroom for hours, and her relationship with her boyfriend Judah is on the rocks.
Lo is offered the chance to cover the maiden voyage of the Aurora Borealis, a luxury cruise liner owned by businessman Lord Richard Bullmer. Upon embarking, Lo is assigned to cabin 9; she borrows mascara from her neighbor in cabin 10, a young woman. At dinner that evening, Lo meets Bullmer and his wife Anne, a Norwegian heiress who is ill with cancer. Other passengers include Lo's ex-partner and fellow journalist Ben; food critic Alexander; and photographer Cole, a friend of Bullmer. Notably, the woman in cabin 10 is not present.
At 3 a.m., Lo hears the veranda door of cabin 10 slide open, followed by a splash. Rushing to her balcony, she glimpses what looks like a body disappearing below the waves, as well as a smear of blood on the glass divider between cabins. After head of security Nilsson arrives, Lo discovers that the smear is gone and cabin 10 is untouched. Nilsson tells her that the cabin is empty due to a guest backing out of the trip, suggesting that she is drunk and hallucinating.
Join us every month! There's no fee, no RSVP necessary, and all are welcome.