The Bounty by Janet Evanovich & Steve Hamilton (Atria) is the top holds title of the week (3/22/21). LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting for this buzziest book.

The latest in the Fox and O’Hare series sees FBI agent Kate O’Hare and master criminal Nick Fox crossing the globe as they try to stop a shadowy group called the Brotherhood from finding a lost hoard of Nazi gold.

READ-ALIKES

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (St. Martin’s)
Appeared on the April 2020 LibraryReads list

“Jones follows up her Charley Davidson series in spectacular fashion with a new series featuring police chief Sunshine Vikram. A fun, unputdownable read with a large cast of lovable, diverse characters; several mysteries to solve; and laugh-out-loud humor. Perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich and J.A. Jance.”—Pamela Steinke, Mott Public Library, Mott, NC

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 on 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

When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz (Berkley; LJ starred review)
Appeared on the November 2016 LibraryReads list

“Charlotte crosses paths with Max, a former criminal profiler–turned–private investigator, at the condo of the recently deceased friend of her stepsister, Jocelyn. Max and Charlotte begin investigating and find themselves in the killer’s sights as they follow a twisted path into the past. Krentz is an  expert at seamlessly blending suspense with romance. Her strong characters and their evolving relationship, plus a complex, twisted plot, all combine to make romantic suspense at its best.”—Karen Emery, Johnson County Public Library, Franklin, IN