A Necessary Evil
Abir Mukherjee
"It’s not often you see a man with a diamond in his beard. But when a prince runs out of space on his ears, fingers, and clothes, I guess the whiskers on his chin are as good a place as any."
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Our Little Secret
Roz Nay
"Inside the beer tent, it was even louder and the walls shone slick with heat."
True Fiction
Lee Goldberg
"Ian Ludlow finished reading aloud from his book and smiled, pleased with the last line and with himself for being clever enough to write it."
Jackrabbit Smile
Joe R. Lansdale
"Even when I’m doing something enjoyable, it seems death and destruction lurk nearby. I might not recognize those dual demons right away, but they’re out there."
The Dark Clouds Shining
David Downing
"The Harrow courtroom was in a shabby condition; like so much else it was still waiting for a postwar recovery."
"The Spider"
Koga Saburo, trans. by Ho-Ling Wong and John Pugmire
"The bizarre laboratory of Professor Tsujikawa stood on top of a pillar towering at least nine metres high, as if competing with the surrounding keyaki trees which had lost their leaves."
The Punishment She Deserves
Elizabeth George
"The troubles with binge drinking had always been manifold."
Too Close to Breathe
Olivia Kiernan
"There hadn't been a suicide note. The victim remains resolutely tight‑lipped, stone‑cold silent; the best and the worst witness of her end."
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