Best Ruth Ware Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by Ruth Ware — 6 titles spanning Thriller, Mystery, averaging 4.07 ABR stars.

Ruth Ware's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is The Turn of the Key, narrated by Imogen Church (4.36 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Ruth Ware

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    The Turn of the Key

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.36 ABR Score (346.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (331.7K) ★ 4.44 Audible (15.1K)
    12h 13m listening time • Released 2019
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    In a Dark, Dark Wood

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.19 ABR Score (416.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.71 Goodreads (402.8K) ★ 4.3 Audible (13.6K)
    9h 41m listening time • Released 2015

    Ware's debut is a hen-weekend thriller that starts as social comedy and turns genuinely terrifying — a woman attends a party and wakes up with no memory of what happened.

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    The Woman in Cabin 10

    Lo Blacklock • Book 1

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.10 ABR Score (802.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.72 Goodreads (785.3K) ★ 4.13 Audible (16.6K)
    11h 14m listening time • Released 2016

    Ware's maritime thriller is pure claustrophobic tension — a journalist witnesses a murder on a luxury cruise, except officially no one died.

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    The It Girl

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    4.06 ABR Score (311.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (300.1K) ★ 4.29 Audible (11.1K)
    17h 9m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Lying Game

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    3.99 ABR Score (223.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.52 Goodreads (216.7K) ★ 4.2 Audible (7.1K)
    13h 39m listening time • Released 2017
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    Zero Days

    by Ruth Ware

    Narrated by Imogen Church

    3.74 ABR Score (130.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.63 Goodreads (129.5K) ★ 3.82 Audible (1.1K)
    14h 10m listening time • Released 2023

How We Rank Audiobooks

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Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

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