Double Agent
Tom Bradby
"Save for a thin skein of mist that curled its way around the dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute on the far side of the Grand Canal, it was a bright, crisp, clear morning in Venice."
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Murder on Cold Street
Sherry Thomas
"A Norwegian fir occupied a corner of Mrs. John Watson’s afternoon parlor, its scent green and resinous, its branches festooned with ornamental hot-air balloons and handmade horns of plenty."
"The Toad"
Jean Lorrain
"It was one of my most horrible childhood memories, and has remained one of my most tenacious impressions."
Elsewhere
Dean Koontz
"The eerie ululation of coyotes on the hunt issued from the farther end of the canyon, and a scrim of cloud diminished the moon, so that the silvered yard grew tarnished."
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