The maiden voyage of The Aurora is devoted to journalists and wealthy investors, so it’s the sort of networking opportunity that could spell big things for Lo which is why she pulls on her big girl pants and shows up. So she’s sleep deprived, dealing with some serious anxiety, and she may have broken up with her boyfriend right before she left. Immediately before the cruise her flat was robbed, while she was in it, and understandably she’s not sleeping well. Lo needs to cover this assignment as it’s a huge boost to her career, but she’s struggling. This is a cruise I want to go on (well, up until the murder part).
Departing from England and sailing to Scandinavia, it’s all about designer meals, epic spa treatments and views of fjords and the northern lights. This isn’t a city-at-sea type of cruise, oh no: it’s a small luxury boat with only ten cabins intended to cater to the wealthy traveler. When her boss is laid up with a complicated pregnancy, Lo gets to step in and go on a once-in-a-lifetime luxury cruise aboard The Aurora. Our intrepid narrator/sleuth is Lo Blacklock, a writer for a high-end travel magazine, Velocity. It’s also a big ‘ol middle finger to gaslighting and to dismissing women with anxiety or depression as “crazy” or untrustworthy, and let me tell you, I loved that so much. It would have been a one-sitting book except I started it before work and had to, you know, actually show up. The mystery maintains a good pace too, and once I started reading I had to finish that same day. It’s a creepy locked room mystery with an amazing narrator, a couple of good red herrings, and lot of delicious twists.
As many of you know, psychological thrillers featuring kickass ladies are just about my favorite thing ever, and when I got my grabby little hands on The Woman in Cabin 10 I was super excited.
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