Tree of Smoke

The Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson is a book about a turbulent time in history, the Vietnam War. It follows Skip Sands through his espionage training, operations against the Vietcong and the disasters that befall him. It also follows the Houston brothers, two young men from Arizona, and their adjustment to war. This book is a gripping, dark epic that will change the way you think of human nature and what a person can be driven to do.

A Spy by Nature

Alec Milius has just been recruited to MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service. He is a natural spy, intelligent, adaptable, ambitious, and very adept at deceiving people. Soon Alec is working for both the CIA and MI6 as a double agent. The slightest mistake will cost him his life and he can’t trust anybody, least of all himself. This fast-paced story will make you read faster and faster just so you can find out what happens!

The author, Charles Cumming, was recruited to work for the British Secret Intelligence Service in 1995. But, as he says in the author's note, "Were the event of this story entirely true, they would inevitably breach clauses in The Official Secrets Act of the United Kingdom." It leaves one wondering how much is the truth and how much is fiction.

The Blue Zone

Kate’s world has suddenly been turned upside-down. Her beloved father has been implicated in a money laundering scheme and is a witness against a Columbian drug cartel. He and his family are now in witness protection but Kate refuses to go. She can’t leave the life she has built so has to say goodbye to her family and make some drastic changes in her own life. A year later, the trial is over but strange people seem to be following Kate, her friends are being hurt and the Witness Protection Program has lost track of her father. Now Kate has to track down her family and find out the truth.

The Blue Zone is written by Andrew Gross. Gross has co-written many books with James Patterson.

Lying with Strangers

What do you do when no one believes that someone is trying to kill you? Peyton Shields, a young and ambitious doctor, is being stalked and threatened by a mysterious stranger but no one is listening to her. Peyton's husband seems to have become an entirely different person, suspicious and distant. Suddenly, they are both in court framed for murder but who is the real killer? James Grippando weaves another thrilling tale in Lying with Strangers.