Simply Lies by David Baldacci (Grand Central) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Best-selling Baldacci is back with a stand-alone thriller. Former detective and single mother Mickey Gibson works remotely for ProEye, an investigative firm that hunts down tax cheats. When a colleague asks her to inventory a vacant mansion of one of these cheats, she finds the house is not so vacant after she discovers a dead body. The victim was in Witness Protection, and the work colleague doesn’t actually exist. Now Gibson is a suspect, and she’ll have to find who is setting her up and why.—LJ Reviews

You Never Know by Connie Briscoe (Amistad)

Appeared on the March 2023 LibraryReads list

“Alexis Roberts was home alone and asleep, with her cochlear implants disconnected, when she had to fight off a home invader. Her new husband Marcus was away from home, and she has no leads to offer the police. Was it her stalker ex-boyfriend, whom she left for Marcus a year ago? Was it Marcus himself? Their whirlwind romance shifted in tone after they married, and his first wife disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Using information gleaned from Marcus's home office files and interviews with his relatives, she's learning he may have been too good to be true.”—Alene Moroni, Forbes Library, Northampton MA

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson (Morrow)

Appeared on the March 2023 LibraryReads list

“Henry Kimball is back—dismissed from his police job and working as a private investigator. Client Joan hires Henry to investigate her cheating husband but as he pieces together past events, he starts to realize something else may be going on. The ending provides new insight and depth into Henry's life and relationships with lots of twists and turns for mystery readers to enjoy.”—Cari Dubiel, Twinsburg Public Library, Twinsburg, OH

A Death in Tokyo by Keigo Higashino (Minotaur: St. Martin's)

Appeared on the December 2022 LibraryReads list

“A man is stabbed but keeps walking past a police station to die in the middle of a nearby bridge. Later an accident victim is found with the victim's wallet on him. Looking beyond the logical connection, Detective Kaga keeps digging to determine what really happened. A deliciously puzzling mystery that will be perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes.”—Vicki Nesting, St. Charles Parish Library, Destrehan, LA