Insidious Intent by Val McDermid

The murderer is known from the beginning. Parallel stories reveal the activities of the murderer and also of the police officers desperately trying to figure out who the murderer is, and how to acquire the evidence to convict the individual so the tension is ever-present.

Lies My Teacher Told Me Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen

An illuminating evaluation of American history textbooks that reveals the fake facts that permeate them. We feed our Youth the pablum of unquestioned heroism of individuals and our country rather than interesting facts and details that would enable our students to apply critical thinking to their absorption of our truly complex history with all its flaws and achievements.