Dark Angel by John Sandford (Putnam) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

After investigator Letty Davenport partners with agent Barb Cartwright, she’s invited to a private club, the Washington Ladies Peace-Maker Society. It’s a shooting club with a difference; the women are all killers. Her friendships come in handy when she needs backup on her next assignment. The National Security Agency asks Letty to partner with a man who specializes in computers. The two will head to California, trying to meet up with a group called Ordinary People, hackers who might be planning to shut down the natural gas supply in a northern city. But Letty doesn’t trust the NSA connection. When she discovers that the hackers have messed with Russian train schedules, she realizes she’s been picked to protect the hackers on a secret assignment—hack into the Russian train schedules as Russia plans to invade Ukraine. However, Letty will need to bring in more protection when the Russians attempt to stop the hackers. VERDICT While the Russia/Ukraine hacking scheme already seems historical, the second Letty Davenport thriller (after The Investigator) will satisfy Sandford’s numerous readers, with its high-octane action and gallows humor.—Lesa Holstine

The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter (Morrow)

Appeared on the August 2020 LibraryReads list

“A brilliantly conceived story about a psychopath that preys on young women and a chance encounter that turns up a connection to another series of unsolved murders years back. A fast-paced, suspenseful thriller for fans of the Kick Lannigan series.”—Paul Lane, Palm Beach County Library, West Palm Beach, FL

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris (Morrow)

Appeared on the November 2021 LibraryReads list

“All is not as it first seems in this thriller set in present-day Atlanta. In-house attorney Ellice is suddenly elevated to corporate general counsel after her boss’s death, but things don’t add up. A beautifully written, entertaining mystery with on-target social commentary about workplace politics and racial and sexual discrimination. For fans of Alyssa Cole, Attica Locke, and S.A. Cosby.”—Nina Radakovich, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Atlanta, GA

Wired by Julie Garwood (Berkley)

Appeared on the July 2017 LibraryReads list

“When Agent Liam Scott recruits a beautiful hacker, Allison Trent, to find a leak within the FBI, he uses her cousin’s criminal record as leverage. As they try to deny their growing attraction, the computer program Allison developed is stolen. Liam helps track down the thief while protecting her from continual harassment and attempts on her life. I genuinely enjoyed reading this novel. The whole book was tightly plotted and well written. This is a story I would highly recommend to romantic suspense readers, especially those new to the genre.”—Maria Gruener, Watertown Regional Library, Watertown, SD