May's mystery pick is The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson, paperback, $9.99. John Wells, an American CIA agent, has spent the last 10 years infilitrating Al-Qaeda. Guilt-ridden over not having been able to stop 9/11, Wells is determined to stop al-Zawahiri's latest terrorist plot, which is even bigger in scope. This debut thriller reinvents the spy genre for a post-9/11 world and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
May's supernatural pick is Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, paperback, $5.99. Garden Spells is a wonderful blend of romance and magic. A successful caterer in Bascom, NC, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her family's homegrown fruits and edible flowers, rumored to have magical properties. When her wayward sister returns home and an attractive man moves in next door, Claire finds her quiet life turned upside down, along with the protective boundary she has constructed around her heart. This debut novel is highly recommended for fans of Nora Roberts, Nicholas Sparks, and Deborah Smith.
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