by Alexander Soderberg (2013)
When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, her life is perfectly uneventful. She's a nurse and a single mother, living with her son in a sleepy Stockholm suburb. She likes Guzman's quiet charm and easy smile; she likes the way he welcomes her into his family. She quickly learns, though, that his smooth façade masks something much more sinister, he's the head of an international crime ring that is at war with a rival organization. Before she can fully grasp the extent of his dangerous world, her life starts to come undone, her family is at risk, a long-lost friend mysteriously resurfaces, and she realizes that she can trust no one.
Elmore Leonard
The feds think bookie Harry Arno will squeal on his wiseguy boss if they put word on the street that he's skimming profits -- but Arno's off to Italy. After losing the bookie once, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens wants him back... if he can find the fugitive before he's whacked.
Mike McPheters
Delisha and Lufti Ahmed, children of Pakistani immigrants, have been raised as potential suicide bombers. Then they meet two young Mormon missionaries who change Delisha's life forever.
Bill James
In this second Simon Abelard thriller, a section of British Intelligence is still reeling from the unsolved murder of one of its officers. The pain goes deeper because this killing and others before it might have been carried out by members of the section itself in a bloody internal power battle. Now, to make matters worse, Olly Horton has left the Service and is about to write a book. His former chiefs fear what might come to light and order their most experienced and skilled man, Simon Abelard, to dissuade Horton from going ahead, giving him new girl, Iris Insole, to help. Pretty soon both Iris and Simon find themselves in real danger, unsure of who is friend, who is foe.
Rachel Canon
Melanie Lombard, the first female President of the United States, had only held office for three days when an assassin's bullet ended her life and dreams. Now, on the first anniversary of Melanie's death, her best friend Nora discovers that Melanie may have led a secret life. As Nora searches for the truth, someone tries to stop her--permanently.