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Her Sister’s Tattoo

Ellen Meeropol

"As they reached the rally site, double rows of blank-faced National Guard troops lined the wide avenue, sunlight bouncing off their helmets."


Indigo

Loren Estleman

"'Retired film editor died last year; he was there when RKO changed hands.  I bought his estate.'"


Dead Land

Sara Paretsky

"Someone took the phone from Bernie before I could ask where she was, but from the background sounds before the phone went dead, I guessed she was with police at the crime scene."


In Her Shadow

Kristin Miller

"'Would you rather,' Michael says, drawing out the words, 'kill or be killed?'"


The Closer You Get

Mary Torjussen

"That last walk down the stairs seemed to be in slow motion"


“April 13”

Marcia Muller

"April 13. Anniversary number five. A ridiculous ritual, I admit."


Hard Rain

Irma Venter

"The weather, like sports and movie stars, is always news."


A Silent Death

Peter May

"Mackenzie woke late, sun streaming through the French windows to fall in burning bands across his bed."


The Butcher of Casablanca

Abdelilah Hamdouchi

"The street that led to the crime scene was broad and almost empty."


Pollock Confidential

Onofrio Cattocio

"During the Cold War, top CIA officials carry out a secret plan designed to promote abstract expressionism and American contemporary art."



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