I always enjoy Ruth Ware and this one did not disappoint. It was action packed and fast-paced. There were a few twists and I really liked the main character, 'Jack' and her relationship with her sister, 'Hel'. I think this character could be a series type of book with the work she does as a 'pen tester'. I love all the technology of the book and hope that Ruth Ware will consider this as a beginning of a series with a main character you cannot help but love. ( )

A quite enjoyable thriller! I did note a few editorial inconsistencies/errors, but liked the tight plotting and exciting non-stop action. ( )

Jacinta (Jack) Cross and Gabe Medway are co-owners of Crossways Security, are married, and are white hat penetrators of company security systems. When Jack, the physical penetrator, is arrested for penetrating a company who has contracted with them to test their security system, Gabe, the electronic penetrator is working from home penetrating the company's digital systems and is murdered. Jack finds Gabe dead when she gets home early in the morning. Due to problems with her timeline, police determine that she is the prime suspect. When Gabe realizes this, she runs in order to find out who killed her husband. She is helped along the way by her sister, Helena, a journalist, and Gabe's best friend, Cole Garrett. ( )

Meh, this is fast paced, but definitely a fugitive story rather than a mystery. Ruth Ware always just aaaaalmost works for me, but there's something lacking in the story by the end. A lot of the obstacles here felt contrived, like sneezing while hiding? Let's make the pursuers smart rather than the protagonist dumb unlucky. It's still a quick popcorn read, so that's fine. ( )

I'm not overly familiar with Ruth Ware, but I should be. Page one I was invested in the talk back and forth between the two "penetration specialist" as they breached the security of a large company. The story is based in London and the talk is wonderfully English. But bloody hell it stays active. ( )