Highfire
Eoin Colfer
"Vern often thought of the old days, when dragons had ruled decent patches of the earth from high in their eyries."
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Sanctuary
Luca D’Andrea
"Two light knocks and these words: Nibble, nibble, little mouse! Who is nibbling at my house?"
The Dark Corners of the Night
Meg Gardiner
"Winter, two a.m., and a Santa Ana wind was scouring Los Angeles."
White Elephant
Trish Harnetiaux
"Tapping the side of a champagne flute with a cocktail fork to rouse the attention of a room brought Claudine immense pleasure."
When Old Midnight Comes Along
Loren Estleman
"If you want to know how the local sports teams are doing, but aren’t curious enough to read a paper or watch TV, swing by the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center."
The Watcher in the Woods
Kelley Armstrong
"One of the endless dilemmas we face as law enforcement in Rockton is also one I faced as a homicide detective down south."
Winter Grave
Helene Tursten
"So we’re supposed to sit here and wait until that asshole and his son feel like turning up? Why the hell didn’t you stand your ground and bring the boy in?"
Every Stolen Breath
Kimberly Gabriel
"During advisory at the end of the day, while Mr. Mater drones on about a student council food drive and tryouts for the upcoming musical, I count three news teams on the school’s front lawn, waiting to ambush me the second I walk out the doors."
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