• Daily Thrill

    I Am Behind You

    John Ajvide Lindqvist, translated by Marlaine Delargy

    "Her daughter’s voice grates on her eardrums. Isabelle rubs her eyes. Tries to erase the incomprehensible sight. But it is still there, just like her daughter’s monotonous whine."

    December 3, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Comforts of Home

    Susan Hill

    "He still had doubts about returning to work. How much of a cop could he be? He had been assured the arm would make ‘absolutely no difference to anyone or any aspect of the job’. Really?"

    November 30, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud

    Mike Lupica

    "It turned into my version of Take a Crime Boss to Work Day."

    November 29, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Inhuman Resources

    Pierre LeMaitre

    "Your task involves placing the candidates under sufficient duress for us to test various criteria: their coolness under pressure, their conduct in an extremely stressful scenario, and their loyalty to the values of the company to which they belong."

    November 28, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    "Eight Game-Changing Tips on Public Speaking"

    Sheena Kamal

    "I’m talking about the little details. I’m talking about the drips of money that have become a nice, steady river into someone else’s pocket."

    November 27, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    So Many Doors

    Oakley Hall

    "He had not liked Jack at first. He had already been in the CCC almost a year when Jack joined."

    November 26, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Newcomer

    Keigo Higashino translated by Giles Murray

    '"To think that she was murdered, it’s just too awful,” said Maki gravely, as they were having dinner. “She was a nice person. She even brought me an ice cream once."'

    November 21, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Lies Sleeping

    Ben Aaronovitch

    "We probably should have guessed something like that had happened when the ambulance screeched up and a pair of paramedics charged past us into the house."

    November 20, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Seventeen

    Hideo Yokoyama, translated by Louise Heal Kawai

    "By six o'clock that evening, all the editorial staff were in turmoil."

    November 19, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Look Alive Twenty-Five

    Janet Evanovich

    "My name is Stephanie Plum, and my official title is bond enforcement agent. I’m assisted by Lula. We’re not sure exactly what Lula does, and we’ve never been able to come up with a title for her."

    November 16, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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