The Shape of Darkness
Laura Purcell
"It’s Pearl’s first time."
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Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna
Mario Giordano, translated by John Brownjohn
"Chapter 4 tells of aperitifs, team play and whining, lotus leaves and utter fools, consistency and appreciation, Latin lovers and mommy’s boys."
Arctic Storm Rising
Dale Brown
"Set in a quiet side street in the heart of Moscow’s Meshchanksy District, the Bekhterev Private Clinic occupied a five-story glass-and-concrete office building."
Above the Rain
Víctor del Árbol, translated by Lisa Dillman
"It all came to a head in the most surprising way."
The Lady of Zamalek
Ashraf El-Ashmawi, translated by Peter Daniel
"The gardener had left the gate ajar as planned."
Goblin
Josh Malerman
"If Tom hadn’t left his sweater in his locker, if he hadn’t gone back to get it, and if he hadn’t passed the main office on the way, the whole dark night might’ve been avoided."
The Secret Talker
Geling Yan, translated by Jeremy Tiang
"Qiao Hongmei stood before the mirror, posing the way he’d described her, with her weight on one leg."
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