The best books of the week

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Evolution (Jason Bourne Book #15)
Brian Freeman (fiction, GP Putnam’s Sons)
Jason Bourne is back, and he’s ready for some more action. When his lover is killed in a mass shooting, Jason has a hunch that Treadstone — the agency that trained him — is behind the massacre. Jason is on the hunt for truth when he finds himself framed for the death of a congresswoman.

Playing Nice
JP Delaney (fiction, Ballantine Books)
What if you found out your toddler son wasn’t your son after all, but that he’d been switched with another baby in the NICU? That’s what happens to Pete Riley the day Miles Lambert knocks on his door and delivers this bombshell news. For a while, the two families try to navigate the situation sensitively. But that’s hard when one of the parents involved is a psychopath.

The Book of Rosy: A Mother’s Story of Separation at the Border
Rosayra Pablo Cruz and Julie Schwietert Collazo (memoir, HarperOne)
A searing memoir by a Guatemalan mother who makes the decision to seek asylum in the United States — and is separated from her two children in the process.

Afterland
Lauren Beukes (fiction, Mullholland)
Three years after a pandemic known as The Manfall, most of the men on Earth are dead. But a world run by women is no utopia, either — and 12-year-old Miles is one of the last boys alive. Together with his mother Cole, they must disguise themselves as mother and daughter to trek across the country to safety.

Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics
Heather Lende (Nonfiction, Algonquin Books)
Heather Lende won her local election for assembly member in the small town of Haines, Alaska — her campaign cost less than $1,000. The experience of local politics was anything but quaint, and the debates were fierce.

Malorie: A Bird Box Novel
Josh Malerman (fiction, Del Rey)
Remember when “Bird Box” scared the bejesus out of everyone who watched it on Netflix? “Malorie” is the terrifying sequel to “Bird Box,” taking place 12 years after Malorie rowed with her children to safety. Now a loved one she had believed was dead, might still be alive — and Malorie must make a choice about whether she’ll risk her children’s safety again.

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