ZERO DAYS by Ruth Ware is coming out June 20th. I’m chagrined to admit that I have never read one of her novels — until now. She is known for her psychological suspense and locked-room mysteries and those are two types of mystery in which I have only a passing interest. But Larry Gandle practically raved about Ruth’s last book THE IT GIRL and it appeared on a lot of year-end best lists (also on the cover of the latest issue of DP), so I decided to give ZERO DAYS a whirl. It turned out to be a tried-and-true thriller with danger, deadlines and lots of action –the type of novel that brought me into reading mysteries in the first place and one that I have always enjoyed reading. The author also managed to weave into those elements a good whodunnit as well. It’s very much like a good Dick Francis novel without the horses.