The latest in David Baldacci's Sean King and Michelle Maxwell series, King and Maxwell is one of the most popular items at the library this month. The two former Secret Agents turned private investigators are hired by a teenager to investigate the mysterious whereabouts of his father, who was thought to have been killed in Afghanistan. Stumbling on to something bigger and more treacherous than imaginable, Sean and Michelle must help and protect the teenager, even if it threatens their own lives.
If you'd like to read King and Maxwell, you can place a hold on it here. While you wait, check out this list of other authors you may enjoy as well:
by Brian Haig
Successful Wall Street Banker Jack Riley enlists the help of a large corporation to takeover a small company that has discovered a miraculous protective polymer that's sure to change the tides of the wars currently surging in Iraq and Afghanistan. When the Pentagon's investigative service gets involved, though, it turns the deal into a nightmare and gets Jack involved in one of corporate America's greatest scandals.
by Daniel Silva
The Kill Artist is the first in Silva's series starring Gabriel Allon, former Israeli intelligence office turned master art restorer. Gabriel is persuaded out of retirement into a deadly mission involving a Palestinian agent named Tariq and a treacherous peacemaker, Yasir Arifat. Fueled by the fact that Tariq was involved in the death of his wife and son, Gabriel will sacrifice much to track Tariq down and complete his mission.
by Brad Thor
Scot Harvath, ex-Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent, survives an attack by a lethal terrorist organization called the Fatah, who gains capture of the President. Scot, however, doesn't believe the Fatah's responsible and determines to figure out who is. In his investigation, he discovers a coalition of men who act above the law - men who will do anything to keep their secrets and anything to stop Scot.
by Christopher Reich
Jonathan Ransom is a surgeon working in the toughest parts of the world. In the first book in Reich's series, Jonathan loses his wife while climbing the Swiss Alps. The day after the accident, he receives an envelope addressed to his wife containing baggage claim tickets. When he travels to the railway station, he escapes an attack by the Swiss police, and his only chance for survival lies in discovering the truth behind his wife's hidden life.
by Michael Palmer
On the night of the State of the Union Address, a terrorist group calling itself "Genesis" releases a highly contagious virus into the Capitol Building. Griffin Rhodes, a virologist currently in maximum security confinement for unexplained reasons, is the only one who may be able to understand the deadly effects of the virus and help. At the request of the President, Griffin reluctantly agrees to assist in exchange for his freedom.
