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The Finisher

Peter Lovesay

"The city of Bath isn’t all about Roman plumbing and Georgian architecture."


The Darkest Hearts

Nelson George

"Back at the hotel, Serene ran the bath for Anika Selam and gave the slender young women one of the hotel’s comfy white bathrobes."


“The Loft”

George Arion

"I'm going nuts!"


The Hollow Ones

Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

"The first emergency call came from Teterboro, saying a private jet had taken off without tower authorization."


No Woods So Dark As These

Randall Silvis

"A light vapor of fog hung in the air between the trees, a subtle graying discernible only when the man looked out one of the pickup truck’s windows but not when he glanced at his sons sitting beside him in the cab."


True Story

Kate Reed Petty

"In the fall of our senior year, my buddy Max Platt was arrested for shining a laser pointer at an airplane."


Sucker Punch

Laurel K. Hamilton

"We all shook hands as if there wasn’t another person in the room— well, in the cell."


Size Zero

Abigail Mangin

"The dining room table was set for one, adorned with pussy willow branches and white rose petals."


The Daughters of Foxcote Manor

Eve Chase

"The forest looks like it’ll eat them alive, thinks Rita."


Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Evolution

Brian Freeman

"Jason didn’t know if he was remembering or dreaming."



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