Zero Days by Ruth Ware

I love how the publisher describes ZERO DAYS by Ruth Ware as combining Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The Fugitive – there is plenty of danger, running, and hiding in this latest thriller from a premier mystery writer (author of The It Girl and many more titles). The main character, Jacintha Cross (called Jack), is a security penetration expert with her “hacktivist” husband, Gabe. He handles the digital side of their testing and she checks for physical weaknesses, finding ways to sneak through or around physical barriers, ID tag checks, etc. Those skills are essential when Jack runs from police after Gabe is killed and she becomes the prime suspect. As with Ware's earlier award-winning titles, there are numerous twists in this page-turning mystery. ZERO DAYS received well-deserved starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal; plus it was a June 2023 LibraryReads Hall of Fame selection. Readers who enjoy suspenseful adventures should also look for Alias Emma by Ava Glass and Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado.