Choke Point by Ridley Pearson

A high-testosterone thriller in a series featuring John Knox as an operative/heavy and Grace Chu as computer hacker for a private security firm.  This time they are trying to find and dismantle a 'knot shop' in Amsterdam, which employs and enslaves young girls to keep labor costs low.  Plenty of intrigue, chase scenes and combat ensue as the pair lures the 'knot shop' owners out of the shadows.  399 pages.

NYPD RED by James Patterson & Marshall Karp

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

The city of New York wants the movie business so they give the industry the city. There is a person who hates the producer and is plotting and killing them. There is a big bang episode at the end and a murder duo.  368 pages.

Firestorm by Iris Johansen

Trask is a man obsessed with fire who has created a lethal weapon harnessing its power. His test subjects are humans who get in the way of him and his "baby". Enter Kerry, a woman with the unusual gift of sensing when arson is at work, and Silver, a man who can hear the thoughts and feel the emotions of those around him. Kerry and Silver race to capture Trask before any more lives are lost. This is a paranormal, psychological thriller that I found hard to put down. 339 pages.

Treason at Lisson Grove, by Anne Perry

This spy thriller takes us on an adventure Victorian London, Dublin and the Isle of Wight in pursuit of the man who framed the head of Special Branch and plans revolution by any means possible. Will our heroes be in time to restore stability to the country? To save the monarch herself?

audio: 11 hours
print: 320 pages
tags: detective fiction, spy thrillers

I, Alex Cross

Alex Cross is celebrating his birthday with close friends and family when he gets a shocking phone call. The remains of his niece have been found in the trunk of a car. The party comes to a crashing halt as Cross drops everything to investigate. The clues lead to a gruesome serial killer, and the inner circle of Washington, D.C. This is the 16th book in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. 360 pages.