Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/27/2011
ISBN-13: 9780312580766
ISBN-10: 0312580762

Thriller. In this sequel to Power Down, Delta Force officer Dewey Andreas is hanging about in Australia when he's asked to form a team to take out the radical cleric who has become Pakistan's new president. Since one of the president's first acts was to drop a nuclear bomb on India, Dewey's instructions are to remove him (by any means necessary) and replace him with someone more amenable to U.S. interests -- within 48 hours. But in addition to making his way to the seat of Pakistani power, Dewey's got to avoid the terrorist organization that's gunning for him. Fans of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor will appreciate the nonstop action, plausible scenario, and fully dimensional hero.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/20/2011
ISBN-13: 9780307273550
ISBN-10: 0307273555

Psychological Suspense. Getting through a quarter-life crisis isn't always easy, but usually it's not actually life-threatening. But for 20-something Kris, his brother Wolf, and their friends Tamara and Frauke, their attempts to shake up lives beset by personal and professional setbacks turn disastrous: having formed a business that delivers apologies on behalf of paying clients, they learn that success is a fickle thing when they find the brutally murdered body of a woman they're supposed to make amends to. Manipulated by their client into cleaning up other messes, the foursome must face the skeletons in their own closets. It's an original set-up, a complex plot, and a "very clever, very dark read" (Booklist).

Publisher: Five Star
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/12/2011
ISBN-13: 9781432825072
ISBN-10: 1432825070

Suspense Fiction. Baltimore mechanic Dan Bridger has a problem. His brother Seth, a Seattle probation officer, has been murdered -- and Dan thinks the case was closed suspiciously quickly. Though the brothers weren't close, Dan feels obligated to look into Seth's death, and what he finds isn't pretty. But Dan's got skills (in addition to being a mechanic, he's also a professional thief) that are put to good use in his hunt for the truth. The 2nd in a series that started with Bridger, Police and Thieves is "fast, efficient and violent in all the right places" (Kirkus Reviews), and will appeal to fans of Richard Stark's Parker books.

Publisher: Atria
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/04/2011
ISBN-13: 9781451632798
ISBN-10: 1451632797

Religious Thriller. In this exhaustively researched novel (complete with glossary!), there are a lot of characters, plot strands, and possible villains to keep track of -- but it's a blockbuster of a story nevertheless, involving a little-known terrorist group that wants to bring about the end of the world. To that end, they've kidnapped an American scientist whose research, they believe, can help them achieve their goal. His wife, Julia Alvarez, may be the only hope -- both to save her husband and to save the world. Angels, Noah's ark, and former U.S. president Chester A. Arthur all play roles in this "spine-tingling apocalyptic thriller" (Library Journal).

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Publisher: Soho
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9781569476406
ISBN-10: 1569476403

Thriller. Living on the edge of a Chinese city in a decaying high rise, Iraq war veteran Ellie Cooper has created an aimless sort of life for herself after catching her husband in bed with another woman. Though self-medicating with Percocet and sleep, she's in a relationship (of sorts) with a Chinese artist. But when a chance encounter with one of his acquaintances, Uighur fugitive Hashim, drops her down a rabbit hole of conspiracies, the emotionally damaged Ellie flees Chinese and American agencies alike as she attempts to learn who can be trusted among the artists and operatives claiming to be on her side. Her use of an online role-playing game as a trusted form of communication adds an extra element of interest to this tense, intriguing debut.

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Publisher: Ecco
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/03/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061966842
ISBN-10: 0061966843

Spy Fiction. We can't talk too much about the plot of Moscow Sting without giving away the ending of its predecessor, Red to Black, which starred British spy Finn and Russian agent Anna. So instead, let us say that as classic Cold War-esque spy fiction, this sequel is every bit as impressive as Red to Black was (it was compared to John Le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl) and that its setting in the modern day makes its verisimilitude especially chilling. If you enjoy spy fiction, ingenious heroines, and twisty plots, do yourself a favor and pick up Moscow Sting -- after enjoying Red to Black.

Publisher: Delacorte Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/21/2011
ISBN-13: 9780385342742
ISBN-10: 0385342748

Psychological Suspense. When the bridge to Inverness collapses, killing drivers and washing away cars, a woman takes it as the opportunity to start again: presumed dead, she creates a new life for herself under the name "Annabel." But she feels guilty about the man who died in her place, and the widow he left behind. While these two women form an uneasy relationship based on untruths, a third individual provides the catalyst for disaster -- like the two women, Ron is also hiding a secret. Subtle, haunting, and tense, this character-driven novel "spins toward its violent, grand-scaled finale," says Booklist.

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Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/23/2010
ISBN-13: 9780312643799
ISBN-10: 0312643799

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Publisher: Silver Oak
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/04/2011
ISBN-13: 9781402785924
ISBN-10: 1402785925

Suspense Fiction. Though it gets off to a bit of a slow start, this novel, the winner of Sweden's award for best crime novel in 2009 and the 2011 winner of the CWA International Dagger, pays off with a pulse-pounding climax. Piet Hoffman is an ex-con, a family man, a rising member of Stockholm's Polish mafia, and an undercover police informant -- and it's understandable that those last two roles cause some stress in his life. It gets worse when he's sent to a maximum security prison as part of the mafia's strategy to control the methamphetamine supply in Swedish prisons, a man is murdered, and all hell breaks loose. Detective Ewert Grens, who's appeared in the authors' other books, plays a pivotal role here as well.