• Daily Thrill

    The Night Stalker

    Robert Brynzda

    "Is there anyone you can think of who would do this to your husband?"

    October 3, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Red Lamp

    Mary Roberts Rinehart

    "More sheep were killed last night. The Livingstones have lost a dozen of their blooded stock, and several farmers have suffered."

    October 2, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    We Were Mothers

    Katie Sise

    "Laurel’s anxiety rose with each breath. Her hands gripped the edge of her neighbor Cora’s marble kitchen island, and she spoke faster and faster, trying to escape the feeling."

    October 1, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Firefly

    Henry Porter

    "His head went under. Seawater filled his nose and mouth; his eyes opened and he saw the black depths of the ocean below him."

    September 28, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    A Knife in the Fog

    Bradley Harper

    "Miss Harkness and I arrived at the location of the murder at around eight o’clock, by which time the sun had fully set, and it was not difficult to imagine movement in the shadows."

    September 27, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Guess Who

    Chris McGeorge

    "A face at the end of the bed. Blonde. A girl—twenties. Looking like he felt—confused and pale, her eyes filled with panic."

    September 26, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Transcription

    Kate Atkinson

    "She ordered another awful coffee and, for fear of encouraging him in some way, tried not to look in the direction of the funny little man who was sitting at a corner table."

    September 25, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Dracul

    Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker

    "By the time one particular week came to a close, I would be healed, our dear Nanna Ellen would be gone, and a family would be dead."

    September 24, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Malice Aforethought

    Francis Iles

    "It was not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Dr. Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter. "

    September 21, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Bus On Thursday

    Shirley Barrett

    "It’s a hand. A human hand, just below the surface of the water."

    September 20, 2018  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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