Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312580742
ISBN-10: 0312580746

Thriller. Here's a premise that will keep you up at night: terrorists deeply embedded in Western society have set off a chain of attacks on U.S. and Canadian energy resources, killing hundreds and negatively impacting the global economy. But there's a survivor of an attack on an offshore oil rig--former Special Forces soldier Dewey Andreas--who's not about to sit back and let the terrorists destroy his country. Fans of Brad Thor and Vince Flynn will enjoy this debut for its gripping, fast-paced plot and international intrigue.

Publisher: Bloomsbury
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/14/2010
ISBN-13: 9781608190355
ISBN-10: 1608190358

Spy Fiction. With its slower pace and strongly depicted setting, this tale of a pre-9/11 mission in Afghanistan will appeal to readers looking for an in-depth look at the dangers of Al Qaeda there. Newly recruited by the British Secret Service, explosives expert Anthony Taverner is sent to retrieve or destroy a couple of Stinger missiles before they are captured by terrorists and used against civilians. But first he must undergo extensive training--psychological, physical, and weapons-based. Chillingly, this novel is based on real people and real events; suspense and betrayals abound.

Publisher: Soho Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9781569478554
ISBN-10: 1569478554

Crime Fiction. In this strong follow-up to Stuart Neville's award-winning debut, The Ghosts of Belfast, sectarian enmity and the need for revenge are once again catalysts for violence in Northern Ireland. In Collusion, former IRA assassin Gerry Fegan returns to Belfast once more--this time to protect a 6-year-old girl he's placed in danger. Also looking to protect the girl and her mother is her father, Detective Jack Lennon, whose investigations have turned up decades of complicity between opposing sides. Between the distinctive setting, the strong characterizations, and the ever-building tension, this is a sure bet.

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Publisher: Minotaur Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/28/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312544492
ISBN-10: 0312544499

Crime Fiction. Private investigator Bill Smith has been given 12 hours to find his partner, Lydia Chin, before she is killed--his only contact with Lydia's kidnapper is by phone, and it's clear that the kidnapper would rather Bill fail. With the help of Lydia's computer-nerd nephew, Linus Wong, and Linus' goth girlfriend, Bill must figure out who has Lydia--and why--and save her from the same dreadful fate that has befallen several other victims. Though this is the 10th entry in the Bill Smith/Lydia Chin mystery series, the high stakes, tense and action-packed plot, and rising suspense will keep thriller readers on the edge of their seats.

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/27/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312558529
ISBN-10: 031255852X

Spy Fiction. In 1997, CIA agent Miles Coolidge stole MI6 operative Joe Lennox's girlfriend; at the same time, Lennox lost a prominent asset, a Han Chinese professor with information about human-rights abuses at the hands of the Chinese government, to the CIA. Ten years later, it appears that Coolidge may still part of a top-secret CIA op bent on destabilizing China by fomenting unrest among the Muslim Uighur minority. With complex characters, accurate renderings of spycraft, and a literate take on life abroad and undercover, it's no wonder that author Charles Cumming has been likened to John le Carré and Robert Ludlum.

Publisher: Penguin Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780143117490
ISBN-10: 0143117491

Psychological Suspense. In the 4th book to feature Sergeant Charlotte "Charlie" Zailer and DC Simon Waterhouse, a man tells his girlfriend that he committed murder--but the girlfriend knows that his alleged victim is still very much alive. The many complicated relationships at the heart of this book (between Charlie and her fiancé Simon, between the alleged murderer and his girlfriend, and even between the girlfriend and the alleged murder victim) make for a rich and complex story. Originally published in the UK with the title The Other Half Lives, this is a "stunning psychological thriller" (Booklist).

Publisher: Minotaur Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/27/2009
ISBN-13: 9780312363987
ISBN-10: 0312363982

Psychological Suspense. Jodie Larkin lives paycheck to paycheck as an Atlanta housecleaner, and the discovery of a stash of cash proves to be too much temptation: she hits the road in a stolen car, headed for North Carolina and the son she gave up for adoption 15 years ago. Meanwhile, a deputy in New York struggles with his wife's terminal illness, and a teenager hopes to avoid violence while helping out a friend. Praised for his literate writing style, author Derek Nikitas ties his realistic and flawed characters together "with the inevitability of Greek tragedy" (Publishers Weekly).

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Publisher: Forge
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/15/2009
ISBN-13: 9780765323552
ISBN-10: 0765323559

Military Thriller. The title says it all--various parts of the globe have been obliterated during battles that began with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Los Angeles and Las Vegas are gone; Europe's major cities and most of Israel have been destroyed. The people left--Muslim extremists and a radical Christian government in the U.S.--are fighting for what remains in battles reminiscent of World War II, for electronic jamming equipment has rendered high-tech weapons useless. If you're looking for a bleak and all-too-possible vision of the future, you'll enjoy this compelling story--Newsweek praises Peters' skill with battle scenes while the Wall Street Journal calls him "the thinking man's Tom Clancy."

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Publisher: Doubleday
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/09/2010
ISBN-13: 9780385530781
ISBN-10: 0385530781

Spy Fiction Satire. When 64-year-old Drummond Clark's apartment blows up, his son is stunned to find that this former appliance salesman (currently suffering from Alzheimer's) has the sort of lightning-quick reflexes and skills (hotwiring a car, identifying potential assassins) normally associated with James Bond. But, as Charlie learns during one of Drummond's increasingly rare lucid moments, Drummond actually had been a CIA spy--in fact, quite a legendary one. With great comic timing and a rollercoaster pace, Once a Spy is an entertaining read for fans of spy fiction looking for something a little different.

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Publisher: Minotaur Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/08/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312601881
ISBN-10: 0312601883

Comic Caper. Brooklyn art-insurance investigator Tommy Davin is in trouble with a loan shark, so he does the only logical thing he can: commission an art theft so that he can be paid to recover the pieces. But the art theft goes wrong, the people he talks to in his investigations are being killed, and someone's kidnapped his ex-girlfriend's four cats. There aren't enough yoga exercises in the world to manage Tommy's stress levels (it's his preferred method), so let's hope he figures it all out in time to come back for an equally memorable sequel.