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The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton

Dave Thomas and Max Allan Collins

"Cherry Street ran between Main and Harvard, a short, narrow street clogged with police vehicles, fire trucks and an ambulance, painting the night red and blue."


As the Wicked Watch

Tamron Hall

"'Jordan, we’re live in sixty,' said Tracy Klein, my favorite field producer, nudging me to get into place."


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Two Nights in Lisbon

Chris Pavone

"Ariel awakens, alone."


The GoldTwinz: Exclusive Excerpt and Photo Gallery

Read a chapter from Jardine Libaire's new Sunshine Noir novella and see a preview from cult photographer Neil Krug's accompanying imagery.


April in Spain

John Banville

"Terry Tice liked killing people. It was as simple as that."


We Know You Remember

Tove Alsterdal, translated by Alice Menzies

"xxxx"


Riccardino

By Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sarterelli

"Riccardino had been right: It was going to be a beautiful day. Just not for him. But none of it mattered anymore in the least."


Shady Hollow

Juneau Black

"One lovely dawn in late August, the sun was cresting the tops of the distant hills to pour its golden light over the forest."


The Mad Women’s Ball

Victoria Mas, translated by Frank Wynne

"Her hand emerges from beneath the covers to caress her granddaughter’s dark hair, but Eugénie is no longer looking at her: her attention is focused elsewhere."


Rizzio

Denise Mina

"Lord Ruthven wanted him killed during this tennis match but Darnley said no."



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