This Month’s Top Picks in Thrillers

Private Vegas, by James Patterson
Lester Olsen has a unique business: he takes beautiful young women out on the town, treating them to five-star dinners and Vegas shows, then teaches them how to be killers. P.I. Jack Morgan stumbles onto the bizarre murder ring and vows to uncover the man behind it.

Insatiable Appetites, by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington is known for keeping his cool, but this time the pressure could crack even him. Distributing the estate of a friend uncovers buried secrets, and when a deadly beauty from Stone’s past shows up, he faces the greatest challenge of his career.

Agenda 21: Into the Shadows, by Glenn Beck
Not too far in the future, America has become a land where citizens are powerless, forced to live in gray, anonymous compounds. Only Emmeline dares to rebel. After the Authorities take away her baby, she makes a run for the place spoken of in whispers: the mysterious free zone.

No Fortunate Son, by Brad Taylor
In a massive, coordinated strike, terrorists kidnap relatives of key U.S. military personnel. Though Pike Logan has been fired from the Taskforce, the commander calls him in when his own niece is snatched. The kidnappers’ demand? Cease all counter-terrorist operations, or watch the hostages die one by one.

The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins
Every day Rachel’s commuter train passes a house where a happy couple (how she envies them!) eats breakfast together on their deck. Then one morning, Rachel witnesses a shocking act from her seat on the train. What happens next will pin you to your seat—and, in its twists, turns, and reversals, will remind you of Gone Girl. 

The Third Target, by Joel C. Rosenberg
Foreign correspondent J.B. Collins heads to Syria to chase the story of a lifetime: an Al-Qaeda splinter group has acquired a cache of chemical weapons. With regional tensions mounting and America’s president due for a state visit, can catastrophe be far behind?

The Assassination Option, by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
The Cold War is about to get a whole lot hotter for James Cronley, new chief of the Central Intelligence Directorate. He’s got J. Edgar Hoover breathing down his neck, German intelligence making deals with the Mossad, and, most sinister of all, a meeting with the faceless agent known as Seven K.

Rain on the Dead, by Jack Higgins
Black ops specialist Sean Dillon comes face to face with his past when Al-Qaeda terrorists try to assassinate the ex-president on American soil. Investigating, Dillon comes across a name he never thought he’d hear again. If this man has joined Al-Qaeda, the next attack may be impossible to prevent.

White Plague, by James Abel
High in the Arctic Ocean a U.S. submarine is adrift. All hands will be lost unless Marine doctor Joe Rush can reach the sub in time. But more is at stake—much more. Unknowingly, the crew has unleashed an age-old plague with the power to wipe out mankind.

A String of Beads, by Thomas Perry
When Jane was 14, she and her friend Jimmy took a walking trip through the wild. Now Jimmy is wanted for murder, and in desperation the Seneca clan mothers ask Jane to retrace that long-ago trip and find Jimmy—before the police do.

Cane & Abe, by James Grippando
Miami prosecutor Abe Beckham is just getting back on track after his first wife’s death when his second wife, Angelina, goes missing. A machete-wielding serial killer is stalking south Florida and suddenly every eye is on Abe. Could he be The Cutter?

One Step Too Far, by Tina Seskis
Emily Coleman had a beautiful home and happy marriage. Why, then, did she walk away from it all, re-creating herself as the exotic Cat and starting a new life in London? Emily’s secret will shock you….

Her: A Novel, by Harriet Lane
Exhausted young mother Emma is grateful when cool, sophisticated Nina singles her out. But as their unlikely friendship deepens it becomes clear Nina is after something. And what she’s after just might cost the life of Emma’s child.

Descent: A Novel, by Tim Johnston
The Courtland family is camping in the Rocky Mountains when, out on a run one morning, daughter Caitlin vanishes and in a flash their idyllic vacation turns into a family’s worst nightmare. How long can they hold out hope of finding Caitlin alive?

Done in One, by Grant Jerkins and Jan Thomas
Being a top SWAT sniper is Jake Denton’s dream job—that is, until his kills start piling up and even he begins to question his mental health. Then his mentor becomes the prime suspect in a string of shootings, and Jake is forced down a dark road.

The Great Zoo of China, by Matthew Reilly
For 40 years the Chinese government has been secretly nurturing a strange new species of animal. As a world-class reptile expert, Dr. Cassandra Jane Cameron is invited to the gala opening of the Great Zoo, where the visitors’ amazement soon turns to cries of terror.
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