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Murder at Sunrise Lake

Christine Feehan

"Stella leaned on the railing and stared out over the lake."


Two Boys At Breakwater

Boston Teran

"You ever hear of the Pirates of Pelham Parkway? They were a headline once. Front page stuff for about five minutes in the Bronx newspapers of the day. Murder and death, death and murder."


The Godmothers

Camille Aubray

"When Petrina arrived at Coney Island, she headed straight for the Cyclone roller coaster."


Ivory Shoals

John Brandon

"'Lion ain’t cross chasin a deer.'"


The Bullet

Iris Johansen

"'You were right, Nalam,' Ralph Daniels said as soon as Joshua Nalam picked up his call."


City on the Edge

David Swinson

"It was painstaking work, creating that fort out of a large thicket at the bottom of the hill."


The Shape of Darkness

Laura Purcell

"It’s Pearl’s first time."


Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna

Mario Giordano, translated by John Brownjohn

"Chapter 4 tells of aperitifs, team play and whining, lotus leaves and utter fools, consistency and appreciation, Latin lovers and mommy’s boys."


Arctic Storm Rising

Dale Brown

"Set in a quiet side street in the heart of Moscow’s Meshchanksy District, the Bekhterev Private Clinic occupied a five-story glass-and-concrete office building."


Above the Rain

Víctor del Árbol, translated by Lisa Dillman

"It all came to a head in the most surprising way."



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