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Silverview: A Novel by John le Carré
In Silverview, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years—the secret world itself.
Silverview is the mesmerizing story of an encounter between innocence and experience and between public duty and private morals. In his inimitable voice John le Carré, the greatest chronicler of our age, seeks to answer the question of what we truly owe to the people we love.
“First-rate prose and a fascinating plot distinguish the final novel from MWA Grand Master le Carré . . . This is a fitting coda to a remarkable career.”—Publishers Weekly
Available October 12th in Hardcover, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.
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Dolphin Junction: Stories by Mick Herron
CWA Gold and Steel Dagger-winner Mick Herron’s short fiction, collected for the first time.
In Dolphin Junction, devoted fans and future converts alike will find much to amuse, delight, and terrify them. Five standalone nerve-rackingly thrilling crime fiction stories are complemented by four mystery stories featuring the Oxford wife-and-husband detective team of shrewd Zoë Boehm and hapless Joe Silvermann. The collection also includes a peek into the past of Jackson Lamb, irascible top agent at Slough House.
“The 11 entries in British author Herron’s first story collection offer wit, original metaphors, surprising plots, and seemingly placid scenes full of sinister undercurrents.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Filled with delicious surprises . . . Perfect for readers eager to have the wool pulled over their eyes again and again.”—Kirkus Reviews
Available November 9th in Hardcover and eBook Editions.
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Never: A Novel by Ken Follett
The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day.
“A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary
“A complex, scary thriller that feels too plausible for comfort. You’ll be so absorbed in the story threads that you’ll follow them anywhere—and you’ll suddenly realize you’ve read hundreds of pages.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Available November 9th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audiobook Editions.
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Red Widow: A Novel by Alma Katsu
An exhilarating spy thriller written by an intelligence veteran about two women CIA agents whose paths become intertwined around a threat to the Russia Division—one that’s coming from inside the agency.
“A wicked sharp spy novel . . . Equal parts Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Killing Eve.”—S. A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • Northern Virginia Magazine‘s Best Beach Reads • BookPage‘s Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021 • Writer’s Digest‘s 71 Books and Authors to Check Out in 2021
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You Can Run: A Novel by Karen Cleveland
A CIA analyst makes a split-second decision that endangers her country but saves her son—and now she must team up with an investigative journalist she’s not sure she can trust in this electrifying thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know.
“[A] turbo-charged thriller [with] a final mind-blowing twist.”—People
“Cleveland weaves technology, motherhood, and spydom’s skullduggery into a taut, alluring web. Acclaimed for fiendishly clever plotting, she whips up the story to a breakneck pace, then rewards readers with a knockout ending. Fans of Stella Rimington’s series about MI5 agent Liz Carlyle will thrill to the steely grit and brave hearts of Jill and Alex.”—Library Journal
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Shadow Target: A Novel by David Ricciardi
Someone is assassinating CIA field officers and Jake Keller’s name is next on the list in the latest thrilling novel from the author Publishers Weekly calls “a fresh voice in the crowded spy thriller field.”
Jake doesn’t know who is trying to kill him and he doesn’t know why. When his small plane crashes in the Alps, Jake is the only survivor. A rescue helicopter soon arrives, but the men inside are not there to save anyone. They are determined to complete the murderous job they started.
Jake escapes from the mountainside deathtrap, but it won’t be the only attempt on his life. If he’s to have any chance at surviving, he’ll have to find out who’s behind the killings. But the circle of people Jake can trust is distressingly small as he suspects that someone inside the Agency is feeding his every move to the very people who are trying to end his life.
Jake’s quest takes him to the candle-lit cathedrals of Paris and the rain-slicked streets of London. He makes contact with old friends and new enemies along the way—but his true nemesis may be closer than he imagines.
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The Hollywood Spy: A Maggie Hope Mystery by Susan Elia MacNeal
Maggie Hope is off to California to solve a crime that hits too close to home—and to confront the very evil she thought she had left behind in Europe—as the acclaimed World War II mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal continues.
“A swift, vibrant novel that peels back the asbestos curtain on the complex history of Los Angeles, home to heroes and villains.”—Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay
“The 10th Maggie Hope historical mystery by Susan Elia MacNeal is a particularly distinctive one . . . MacNeal’s brisk plotting and efficient dialogue propel a mystery cloaked in some universal truths: History is determined to repeat itself, no front is ever united and Hollywood, despite its glamour and sparkle, is a hall of mirrors.”—The New York Times
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Sea Hawke: A Novel by Ted Bell
Alex Hawke is sailing into trouble when an around-the-world journey becomes a fight against terror in the latest exciting adventure from New York Times bestselling novelist Ted Bell.
After saving the kidnapped heir to the British throne, gentleman spy and MI6 legend Alex Hawke is due for some downtime. He’s got a new custom built sailing yacht and a goal: to get closer to his son Alexi during an epic cruise across the seven seas.
But fate and the chief of MI6, Lord David Trulove, have other plans.
There’s an unholy alliance of nations who are plotting to attack Western democracies. The wily intelligence leader plans to use Hawke to drive a knife into the heart of this conspiracy. From an island base off Cuba to a secret jungle lair deep in the Amazon, on the land and the seas, the master spy and his crew of incorrigibles are in for the fight of their lives—the fight for freedom.
Available December 7th in Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Editions.
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American Spy: A Novel by Lauren Wilkinson
Inspired by true events—Thomas Sankara is known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”—American Spy knits together a gripping spy thriller, a heartbreaking family drama, and a passionate romance. This is a face of the Cold War you’ve never seen before, and it introduces a powerful new literary voice.
“American Spy updates the espionage thriller with blazing originality.”—Entertainment Weekly
“There has never been anything like it.”—Marlon James, GQ
“So much fun . . . Like the best of John le Carré, it’s extremely tough to put down.”—NPR
Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by Chicago Tribune • and One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review • Time • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • Esquire • BuzzFeed • Vulture • Real Simple • Good Housekeeping • The New York Public Library
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In the Company of Killers: A Novel by Bryan Christy
In this intricate and propulsive thriller—from National Geographic‘s founder of Special Investigations—Tom Klay an investigative reporter leading a double life as a CIA spy, discovers that he has been weaponized in a global game of espionage pitting him against one of the world’s most ruthless men.
“Immensely talented . . . Christy’s muscular, vivid writing and John le Carré-esque talent for thrusting us deep into unfamiliar territory ensure that what could lapse into cliché instead sounds fresh and exciting… Klay is a great, flawed hero, in the vein of the classic hard-drinking, hard-living, hard-loving loner.”—The New York Times Book Review
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The Gray Man: A Novel by Mark Greaney
The first Gray Man novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney—soon to be a Netflix Original Film Starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
“Hard, fast, and unflinching—exactly what a thriller should be.”—Lee Child
“From the opening pages, the bullets fly and the bodies pile up. Through the carnage, Gentry remains an intriguing protagonist with his own moral code.”—Booklist
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Road of Bones: A Novel by James R. Benn
Billy Boyle is sent to the heart of the USSR to solve a double-murder at a critical turning point in the war in this latest installment of critically acclaimed James R. Benn’s WWII mystery series.
“James Benn has done it again with Road of Bones. A real page-turner and enormously entertaining!”—Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Bedford Boys
“Hats off to Billy Boyle! Like a fine Irish whiskey, James Benn’s series only gets better, and this time there is a most intriguing addition—a regiment of young Soviet female pilots called the Night Witches.”—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries
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For Young Aspiring Sleuths, a Classic Family Listen:
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh; Read by Anne Bobby
It’s no secret that Harriet the Spy is a timeless classic that kids will love! Every day can be an adventure if you just look carefully enough!
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she’s written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?
“What the novel showed me as a child is that words have the power to hurt, but they can also heal, and that it’s much better in the long run to use this power for good than for evil.”—New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot
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