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The Night Gate

Peter May

"The old lady sits in her favourite rocker."


Fallen Angels

Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett

"The funeral took place on a Friday."


On Harrow Hill

John Verdon

"Although their partnership had lasted only ten months, Gurney knew more about the personal life of Mike Morgan than that of anyone else he’d worked with in his twenty-five years in the NYPD."


The Cook of the Halcyon

Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sartarelli

"'Can I come in?' asked Fazio."


Hostage

Clare Mackintosh

"As I near the airport, I see the police presence that tells me another demonstration is under way."


Transient Desires

Donna Leon

"After Duso left, Brunetti began to consider how best to go about questioning Vio’s uncle."


A Game of Cones

Abby Collette

"A wave of discontent settled over the dusty, low-lit room."


Winterkill

Ragnar Jonasson

"‘Police, Inspector Ari Thór Arason speaking.’"


Quiet in Her Bones

Nalini Singh

"'Mr. Rai.' Constable Neri at my elbow, her gaze incisive in a softly rounded face, and her skin a midbrown shade made dull by the lack of sunlight."


Untraceable

Sergei Lebedev

"He walked, feeling his body fill with blessed tiredness."



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