Shadow of Doubt by Brad Thor (Atria/Emily Bestler) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by Russian fighter jets, takes off from a remote airbase; a high-level Russian defector seeks asylum in Norway; and a French agent stumbles upon an explosive conspiracy. Seeking answers, Scot Harvath, former secret service agent and intelligence operative, returns for his 23rd thrill ride of international intrigue.—LJ Reviews

Red London by Alma Katsu (Putnam)

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan has been sent to London to handle Russian asset Dmitri Tarasenko, but after Russian oligarch Mikhail Rotenberg’s London house is attacked, MI6 asks Lyndsey to go undercover and befriend Mikhail’s British wife to learn more. Katsu, a former intelligence analyst for the CIA and NSA, writes a suspenseful spy novel with careful attention paid to the fascinating tradecraft of espionage.—LJ Reviews

Code Red by Vince Flynn & Kyle Mills (Atria/Emily Bestler)

Because he owes a favor to crime lord Damian Losa, CIA counterterrorist agent Mitch Rapp ends up in Syria planning to block its distribution of a highly addictive new narcotic throughout Europe, which could undermine Losa’s business. Then Mitch learns that the drug was actually created by Russia as a weapon against the West. Mills again takes over Flynn’s durable Rapp.—Barbara Hoffert

The Collector by Daniel Silva (Harper)

Silva’s 23rd thriller to feature art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon finds him joining forces with a master thief to locate a valuable missing painting. But it's not long before the spy and his friends are also trying to prevent a global disaster.—LJ Reviews