*SOME SPOILERS AHEAD*
Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect—her. Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she circles closer to the real killer in this unputdownable and heart-pounding mystery.
I liked the fact that we start off the book in the middle of a break in. I went into this book completely blind so I wasn’t aware of the fact that they were actually hired by the company and I was kind of on the edge of my seat. This was a great way to establish how the relationship between Jack and Gabe worked and how she suffers without him in her ear for the rest of the plot.
I was a tad annoyed that she injures herself so early on the book and that completely hinders her stamina and strength. I would of liked her to be at her best and not be as debilitated by not being able to think more critically due to pain. Because of this most of the answers to the whole mystery behind Gabe’s death is pretty much told to her by those around her and she doesn’t completely come up with the answers by herself like I thought she would.
Again because of this injury she isn’t in motion all that much and we’re pretty much just sitting with her while she stews upon what her next move is and how much she is bleeding at the moment and should she just give up or keep going. It got just a little bit repetitive I think when I was wanting more action and adventure. She was basically just trying to run from the cops rather than on the hunt for the actual people who killed Gabe which is kind of what I wanted to see.
I was engaged and highly invested in figuring out what happened and her genuine sadness over the death of her husband felt very realistic and authentic to me, didn’t shed any tears but that melancholy feeling overcame me for sure! I was very content with the ending and even though there are still a few answers I wish we would of gotten I was overall entertained.
⭐️3/5 stars Not my favourite Ruth Ware but still pretty good!
Amy Leigh Reads 