Best New Books: May 2009

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Thriller
Harry was patient: He knew the Iranian agents were out there. They were angry and greedy and lonely and needy. This one had been disrespected by the Revolutionary Guard. That one hadn't gotten the promotion he wanted. One man resented the corrupt officials who ran his program. Another man's wife had cancer that could only be treated in the West … Take your pick. They were out there. Harry knew it. He had lists of dozens of people his case officers would pitch, if they ever got close enough.
--The Increment by David Ignatius (Norton, $26.95)