Zero Days by Ruth Ware (Gallery; LJ starred review) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

When her latest job testing the physical and digital security of a company goes awry, Jacintha “Jack” Cross ends up in police custody. At this point, Jack would normally call her husband Gabe, who directs their operations online from home, and have him get their client to vouch for them. However, for some reason Gabe is not picking up Jack’s calls. Hours later, when Jack finally arrives home, she discovers why Gabe is not answering his phone: he has been murdered. As the police question Jack about what she found, she begins to realize that she is shaping up to be their number-one suspect. After putting her own spin on Christie’s And Then There Were None with One by One, and then paying homage to the Golden Age of mystery writing with The It Girl, Ware switches things up with a high-stakes, high-tech novel of Hitchcockian suspense (think The 39 Steps) that deftly demonstrates why she is the chameleon of crime fiction. VERDICT From its resourceful, resilient protagonist to its seamlessly constructed, au courant plot, everything about Ware’s newest novel is guaranteed to keep her fans up way past their bedtimes.—John Charles

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay (Minotaur: St. Martin's)

Appeared on the March 2023 LibraryReads list

“One night, five teenagers who grew up together in a group home commit a murder and take off into the rest of their lives. Twenty years later, they each face an assassin sent to kill them. Now the race is on to figure out who is behind the killers. This was a fantastic roller-coaster of a thriller with lots of twists and turns.”—Linda Quinn, Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, CT

A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (Berkley)

Appeared on the December 2019 LibraryReads list

“With a well-drawn cast of characters and a vivid New Zealand setting, this book slowly draws you in, picks up speed, and takes you on a dark, twisty ride. For fans of Then She Was Gone and All the Missing Girls.”—Sheryle Gouker, Redstone MWR Library, Huntsville, AL

Say Nothing by Brad Parks (Dutton; LJ starred review)

Appeared on the March 2017 LibraryReads list

“Fans of crime fiction and fans of domestic drama will find much to love in Parks’ genre-blending thriller. Judge Scott Sampson is a devoted family man and a respected jurist thrown into every parent’s worst nightmare: his 6-year-old twins are kidnapped, and the kidnappers blackmail Scott into increasingly immoral legal decisions. Cue marital meltdown, ethical dilemmas, paranoia, and a thrill ride that suspense lovers will race through to earn what happens next. It’s a departure from the author’s lightly snarky Carter Ross series, but a welcome one for readers of Harlan Coben and Gregg Hurwitz.”—Donna Matturri, Pickerington Public Library, Pickerington, OH