Spy Thriller. Ambitious young Alec Milius is thrilled when an encounter with British intelligence agency MI6 ends with a stimulating new job with an oil company--and it has the added bonus of introducing him to the dark world of industrial espionage. Soon, however, he is trapped in a web of deception, caught between MI6 and the CIA--and he discovers that information can come at the cost of human life. John le Carré and Robert Ludlum fans should appreciate this debut, which is loosely based on the author's real-life intelligence recruitment experience.

Legal Thriller. Fifteen years ago, attorney Paul Riley successfully prosecuted serial killer Terry Burgos for the brutal deaths of six young women. But now, as a new series of murders bearing striking similarities to the earlier deaths comes to light, Paul begins to question just how air-tight that old case was. And as creepy notes begin arriving at his office, Paul becomes convinced that the killer has an agenda aimed at none other than Paul himself. Booklist suggests that this "surefire winner" will appeal to readers of Philip Margolin and Perri O'Shaughnessy.

Medical Thriller. Seattle ER doctor Ben Dafoe is horrified when his former fiancée, Emily, is killed in a drug-related stabbing attack. Linked by blood evidence to the scene, Ben is the primary suspect. To get to the bottom of Emily's death, Ben flees to Canada to find his twin brother, an addict who shares his rare blood type and DNA--and who may not have died two years ago, as Ben (and the police) had believed. "Fast paced and smartly written," says Booklist.

Thriller. When a newspaper interview goes horribly wrong, 24-year-old newbie journalist Henry Parker finds himself holding the smoking gun, accused of murder, and on the run from both the NYPD and a vicious killer. Oh yeah, and the FBI and the mob are after him too. To clear his name, Henry must find a package that everyone believes he already possesses, with only the help of an unsuspecting NYU student. "His wild ride should thrill any suspense junky," says Publishers Weekly.

Spy Thriller. In her 2nd appearance, MI5 intelligence agent Liz Carlyle is taken off surveillance (she's investigating a series of suspicious meetings at an Islamic bookshop) to look into rumors that an IRA mole is at work within British Intelligence. To protect her country from violence, Liz and her assistant must find the mole before he (or she) launches a dangerous attack. Secret Asset is full of true-to-life detail: author Stella Rimington retired as Director-General of MI5 in 1996.

Thriller. London police detective Ali Barba is on medical leave when an old school friend begs her to attend an upcoming reunion. Cate Elliot, whom Ali has not seen in eight years, fears that someone is after her unborn baby; when she and her husband are fatally hit by a car, Ali finds herself investigating their deaths. Her search, which takes her to Amsterdam on the trail of frozen embryos, also puts her in the path of some very dangerous criminals. This is Australian author Michael Robotham's third novel, all of which feature members of the Metropolitan police force. Ali Barba first appeared in Lost.

Suspense Fiction. Eight weeks after a heart transplant, retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb learns that his new heart came from Gloria Torres, a victim in a convenience store robbery. When Terry views videotape of the hold-up, he realizes that Gloria's death was not only no accident, but that it was part of a series of killings. Terry's search puts him in danger with the serial killer he's tracking, affects his rocky convalescence, and doesn't exactly endear him to the local police. This is Terry's 1st appearance; you can also find him in A Darkness More than Night and The Narrows, which feature author Michael Connelly's other hero, Harry Bosch.

Spy Thriller. One morning in October, burglar-turned-CIA agent Tommy Carmellini agrees to help an ex-girlfriend recover some videotapes in which she can be seen being...indiscreet. Once the job is done, Tommy moves on to complete work assignments--until one goes terribly wrong. Out in the cold, Tommy is shocked to find he's being blamed for a massacre meant to shut up former KGB archivist Mikhail Goncharov, who may know too many secrets for certain U.S. politicians' peace of mind. Fans of Coonts' Jake Grafton series will be pleased to find that the wise-cracking Tommy takes refuge at Jake's Delaware vacation home.

Thriller. On the night that a Boeing 747 bound for Paris explodes off the Long Island coast, two married adults--albeit not to each other--make a sex tape on a secluded part of the beach. Five years later, that tape, which may or may not support the theory that the plane was shot down, is the subject of a search led by former NYPD detective John Corey and his FBI agent wife, Kate Mayfield. This 3rd John Corey novel, a fictionalized account of the theories surrounding the real-life crash of TWA Flight 800, is set just prior to 9/11.

Suspense Fiction. Grey, a tormented young English woman, has arrived in Tokyo in obsessive pursuit of evidence of the atrocities committed against Chinese civilians in the 1937 Nanking Massacre. In particular, she seeks a video that a survivor, now a professor of traditional Chinese medicine, may have made. As their haunting and disturbing stories intertwine, Grey's past slowly comes to light. The New York Times called The Devil of Nanking "wrenching;" it's certainly a book that will likely stay with you long after the covers are closed.

Political Thriller. Lowell Hawthorne's mother was killed in a skyjacking when Lowell was just a teenager, but 13 years later he finds his still all-consuming grief augmented by a woman who--as a child--had been released from the hijacked plane. Samantha has begun badgering him for any information he might possess--information he soon does possess when his estranged father, a former CIA agent, dies and leaves Lowell notebooks and tapes that seem to point at a complex web of espionage, terrorism, and betrayal surrounding the hijacked plane. Who's to blame for the tragedy? It's not an easy question to answer, but Lowell and Samantha are determined to find out.

Crime Thriller. Whoops! Career thief Francis Xavier Meehan is in federal prison, and the only thing that will get him out is agreeing to steal a videotape for the president's re-election committee. Meehan's lawyer cuts a deal, and with the assistance of a few other crooks, Meehan is out casing the home of the right-wing gun collector who has the video. Meehan knows better than to trust a politician, however, and comes up with a back-up plan. The results? "Sublime comedy," says The New York Times.