• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 July #1
  *Starred Review* Jack and her husband Gabe are pen (penetration) testers who check a company's security and expose possible hacking opportunities. When Jack finds her husband murdered in their home, she becomes the main suspect. Now Jack must use all her skills to prove her innocence and bring the true killer to justice. Zero Days is a shift for Ware. It is action-packed from start to end, rather than the slow burning and twisting stories she has become known for. Even with this shift, Imogen Church, the longtime reader for Ware's books, is still the ideal voice for Ware's characters. She exemplifies the 20-to-30-something female main characters in her books while also [DELETE 'BEING ABLE TO']being able to artfully displaying all the supporting characters. Jack experiences the widest range of emotions, from relief and joy to the deepest grief and incredible pain, all of which the listener deeply feels through Church's manipulation of tone and pace. Many sections take place over the phone and a sound effect is utilized to give that dialog an electronic quality, which truly envelops the listener in the experience. While this may not be the story fans expect, they will find it hard to hit pause. Expect high demand this summer! Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.

Ruth Ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. She now lives with her family in Sussex, on the south coast of England. She is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail (Toronto) bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game; The Death of Mrs. Westaway; The Turn of the Key; One by One; The It Girl; and Zero Days. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.