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The Persuasion

Iris Johansen

"The setting sun was casting silver-blue lights over the crashing surf as Caleb landed the helicopter in the courtyard of MacDuff ’s Run."


If I Disappear

Eliza Jane Brazier

"Every morning when I wake up to the cries of the baby next door, I turn you on."


Four by Four

Sara Mesa

" I arrived at the colich yesterday."


Black Flag

David Ricciardi

"It was a bad week for peace on earth."


The Talking Drum

Lisa Braxton

"October 16, 1971. Bellport fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a four-alarm blaze that destroyed a three-story rooming house on Pleasant Avenue in the South End of Bellport, an area informally known as 'Petite Africa.'"


The Paladin: A Spy Novel

David Ignatius

"When Pia Zimmerman retained Paladin LLC, she turned over her computers, peripherals, and passwords, as Dunne had requested."


My Mother’s House

Francesca Momplaisir

"The house screamed, “Fire!” from every orifice."


The New Girl

Harriet Walker

"A world without children is a world with no future."


Shooting Down Heaven

Jorge Franco

"Three days after Escobar’s death, we gathered around the table again."


Kill the King

Sandrone Dazieri

"Colomba followed Lupo, entering the center of Montenigro for the first time since she’d been a child."



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