Oath of Loyalty, by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

The latest book in this long-running thriller series finds CIA agent Mitch Rapp at odds with the U.S. president, who views him as a threat. They reach a truce, but when someone leaks the true identity of Rapp’s partner her life is endangered. As Rapp jumps into action to protect her, he discovers a new threat known as Legion—an organization that won’t stop hunting until their target is dead.—LJ Reviews

Say Nothing by Brad Parks (Dutton; LJ starred review)

Appeared on the March 2017 LibraryReads list

“Fans of crime fiction and fans of domestic drama will find much to love in Parks’ genre-blending thriller. Judge Scott Sampson is a devoted family man and a respected jurist thrown into every parent’s worst nightmare: his 6-year-old twins are kidnapped, and the kidnappers blackmail Scott into increasingly immoral legal decisions. Cue marital meltdown, ethical dilemmas, paranoia, and a thrill ride that suspense lovers will race through to learn what happens next. It’s a departure from the author’s lightly snarky Carter Ross series, but a welcome one for readers of Harlan Coben and Gregg Hurwitz.”—Donna Matturri, Pickertington Public Library, Pickerington, OH

The Midnight Line: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child (Delacorte; LJ starred review)

Appeared on the November 2017 LibraryReads list

“Jack Reacher is an honorably discharged U.S. Army major who has a strong sense of justice. After the end of a romance, Reacher’s response is to get in a bus and ride it to wherever it is going. At a rest stop along the way, he spots a small West Point class ring in the window of a pawnshop. His gut tells him the soldier who worked hard to achieve it wouldn’t give it up easily. In search of answers, he discovers a drug ring, a disfigured woman, and a couple of murders in a desolate area of Wyoming. Like the other installments in the Reacher series, this is another page turner!”—Valerie Osborne, Bangor Public Library, Bangor, ME

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson (Random; LJ starred review)

Written in the form of a lengthy missive from a mother to her young sons, this intriguing first novel blends literary fiction with a Cold War-era spy story. When FBI special agent Marie is forced to flee the country with her children, she begins writing down her experiences as an African American female spy during the 1980s, when she was assigned to establish intimacy with Thomas Sankara, the hugely popular Burkina Faso president. Marie's account draws out the conflict between her government's directives and her own intense attraction to the charismatic Marxist leader. Wilkinson successfully makes events in Marie's past suspenseful, revealing details that seem natural rather than contrived. This story of espionage, told from the perspective of a woman of color, doesn't gloss over how family and personal relationships, as well as institutional racism and chauvinism, complicate a career in secret intelligence, raising questions about U.S. involvement in developing countries and the obstacles faced by women and minorities in law enforcement. VERDICT Should be a popular book club selection.—Laurie Cavanaugh